Who Should I Trade?

Cody Bellinger for Josh Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 38	# 349
VBR	# 43	# 701

Projections

Runs	14	5
Home Runs	4	1
RBI	15	4
Stolen Bases	2	1
Batting Average	.263	.253

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 150	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 36	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 74	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 41	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 43	# 293

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 19	# 448

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	399	164

Runs	56	16

Hits	102	36

Singles	65	29

Doubles	22	3

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	12	3

RBI	59	11

Stolen Bases	10	4

Caught Stealing	6	1

Walks	56	19

Strikeouts	73	40

Batting Average	.256	.220

On Base Pct	.343	.303

Slugging Pct	.416	.305

On-base Plus Slugging	.759	.608

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	98	33

Runs	14	5

Hits	26	8

Singles	16	6

Doubles	5	2

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	4	1

RBI	15	4

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	11	4

Strikeouts	17	8

Batting Average	.263	.253

On Base Pct	.336	.348

Slugging Pct	.445	.392

On-base Plus Slugging	.782	.739

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
News
	Cody Bellinger went 1-for-5 in a 9-7 loss to the Astros with a three-run home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th	Josh Smith began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Cody Bellinger (hamstring) returns to the lineup for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Josh Smith is expected to play in rehab games on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Cody Bellinger will be activated from the injured list for Sunday’s series finale against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	The Blue Jays placed Josh Smith on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Cody Bellinger could return to the lineup for the Yankees by Sunday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Josh Smith is being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. Diego Sandoval Mon, Aug 3rd
	Cody Bellinger is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	The Rangers have optioned utility man Josh Smith to Triple-A Round Rock. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY			Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#383
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sun, Mar 29th				vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422
Mon, Apr 6th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 20th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sat, May 23rd				vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Sat, Jun 6th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sat, Jul 18th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Tue, Jul 21st				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Mon, Sep 7th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Cody Bellinger for Josh Smith (2026)

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