Who Should I Trade?

Cam Smith for Kerry Carpenter (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cam Smith RF - HOU	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 4 of 6 experts	33% Recommended by 2 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 152	# 163
VBR	# 132	# 509

Projections

Runs	11	5
Home Runs	3	2
RBI	10	6
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.244	.242

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 185	# 197

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 143	# 172

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 149	# 230

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 237	# 249

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 136	# 133

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 154	# 125

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cam Smith RF - HOU	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	434	231

Runs	57	27

Hits	93	48

Singles	55	28

Doubles	16	5

Triples	5	2

Home Runs	17	13

RBI	50	36

Stolen Bases	10	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	36	18

Strikeouts	120	75

Batting Average	.214	.208

On Base Pct	.280	.276

Slugging Pct	.392	.416

On-base Plus Slugging	.672	.692

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cam Smith RF - HOU	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	79	38

Runs	11	5

Hits	19	9

Singles	12	6

Doubles	4	2

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	2

RBI	10	6

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	3

Strikeouts	22	11

Batting Average	.244	.242

On Base Pct	.313	.310

Slugging Pct	.420	.439

On-base Plus Slugging	.734	.749

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cam Smith RF - HOU	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET
News
	Cam Smith went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Angels with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	Kerry Carpenter was expected to get out of his walking boot this past weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Cam Smith went 3-for-4 in a win over the Giants with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 11th	Kerry Carpenter's rehab process is on pause after experiencing a setback with his plantar fasciitis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Cam Smith went 3-for-4 in a win over the Padres with two home runs, two RBI, and three runs scored. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Kerry Carpenter has been sent to a foot specialist for further evaluation. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Cam Smith went 1-for-4 in a 9-5 win over the White Sox with a two-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th	Kerry Carpenter resumed baseball activities this week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Cam Smith went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Rangers with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 12th	Kerry Carpenter received a cortisone shot on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cam Smith RF - HOU			Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#171	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#389	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#171
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#212
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#215
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#117
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#231	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#230
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#415	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#230
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#178
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#233	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#406
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#178
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#303	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#232	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#248	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#125
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs MIN
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs PIT
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Wed, Apr 29th				@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Mon, Jun 1st				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#243
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#417
Thu, Aug 6th				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Sep 7th				vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66
Mon, Sep 14th				@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Cam Smith for Kerry Carpenter (2026)

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