Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Cade Horton SP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 264	‐
VBR	# 852	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	6	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.40	‐
WHIP	1.47	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	OUT

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 174	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 352	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	‐	# 55

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	3	2

Games Started	3	2

Innings Pitched	8.1	7.1

Wins	0	1

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	12	4

Earned Runs	10	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	11	4

Walks	9	2

ERA	10.80	2.45

WHIP	2.52	0.82

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	‐

Games Started	1	‐

Innings Pitched	6.9	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	6	‐

Earned Runs	3	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	6	‐

Walks	3	‐

ERA	4.40	‐

WHIP	1.47	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Cade Horton SP - CHC
News
	Shane Smith is expected to miss a couple of weeks at Triple-A Charlotte due to a right rotator cuff strain. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd	Cade Horton is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th	The Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Shane Smith allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out one over three innings in Wednesday’s 10-0 loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Thu, Apr 2nd	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton is looking at a “15-16 month recovery.” Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Shane Smith didn't last long Thursday, and the White Sox paid for it in a 14-2 rout, allowing three earned runs runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two over 1 2/3 innings in Thursday’s loss to Brewers. Chris Schommer Fri, Mar 27th	Cubs right-hander Cade Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th
	Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th	Cade Horton (forearm) is scheduled to visit specialist Dr. Keith Meister in Texas on Tuesday after his MRI results came back "not clean" and "not good." David Leisering Tue, Apr 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Shane Smith SP - CWS			Cade Horton SP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#233
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#216
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#141
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#183
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#428
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#422
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#96	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#118	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#221	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#417
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#178
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#37
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#221	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ BOS
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#117
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET

Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Shane Smith (2026)

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