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Drew Smith for Kyle Nicolas (2026)
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Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| Drew Smith RP - FA  | Kyle Nicolas RP - WSH  | |
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| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | ‐ | # 1118 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 9 |
| Wins | ‐ | 0 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 4.77 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.58 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | FA | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Drew Smith RP - FA | Kyle Nicolas RP - WSH | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | ‐ | 7 |
| Games Started | ‐ | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | ‐ | 7.1 |
| Wins | ‐ | 1 |
| Losses | ‐ | 0 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| Blown Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| Holds | ‐ | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | ‐ | 8 |
| Earned Runs | ‐ | 7 |
| Home Runs Allowed | ‐ | 1 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 7 |
| Walks | ‐ | 13 |
| ERA | ‐ | 8.59 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 2.86 |
| Drew Smith RP - FA | Kyle Nicolas RP - WSH | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | ‐ | 12 |
| Games Started | ‐ | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | ‐ | 8.8 |
| Wins | ‐ | 0 |
| Losses | ‐ | 0 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| Blown Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| Holds | ‐ | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | ‐ | 8 |
| Earned Runs | ‐ | 5 |
| Home Runs Allowed | ‐ | 1 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 9 |
| Walks | ‐ | 5 |
| ERA | ‐ | 4.77 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.58 |
| Drew Smith RP - FA | Kyle Nicolas RP - WSH | |
| News | ||
| The Twins signed RHP Drew Smith to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 29th | The Orioles designated Kyle Nicolas for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th | |
| Smith missed all of 2025 recovering from his second Tommy John surgery and signed a minor-league deal with the Nationals in mid-February. He allowed two hits and two walks while striking out seven across 5.1 scoreless innings in six Grapefruit League appearances but was not on track to make the Opening Day roster. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st | The Orioles acquired RHP Kyle Nicolas from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for cash considerations. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th | |
| Drew Smith has entered spring camp with the Nationals fully healthy. Ari Koslow Wed, Feb 18th | The Reds designated RHP Kyle Nicolas for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th | |
| The Nationals signed reliever Drew Smith to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th | The Reds optioned RHP Kyle Nicolas to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th | |
| The Reds recalled RHP Kyle Nicolas from Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 10th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Drew Smith RP - FA | Kyle Nicolas RP - WSH | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (5-1) | #37 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ CHC | Cade Horton (1-0) | ||||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (5-8) | #29 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | ||||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-8) | #253 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (11-4) | #4 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (4-6) | #40 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #60 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-5) | #123 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (10-6) | #140 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (5-6) | #120 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (4-7) | #80 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ MIL | Aaron Ashby | ||||
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (8-2) | #59 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-2) | #154 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (8-8) | #3 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (6-7) | #111 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (2-3) | #122 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (9-3) | #26 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs SF | Logan Webb (5-7) | #16 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-6) | #196 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (8-6) | #86 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (5-6) | #124 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (4-2) | #76 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs ATL | Didier Fuentes (4-0) | #127 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-2) | #215 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (3-2) | #169 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (3-6) | #223 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (3-2) | #169 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #150 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ NYM | David Peterson (4-7) | #85 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (5-8) | #35 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (10-4) | #6 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (8-2) | #59 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (3-1) | #54 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (9-3) | #47 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #100 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7) | #376 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ MIA | Robby Snelling (0-1) | ||||
| Sat, May 9th | @ MIA | Janson Junk (4-5) | #109 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (10-5) | #57 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (3-9) | #148 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (3-2) | #103 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (11-1) | #22 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (4-9) | #70 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-4) | #199 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | vs BAL | Brandon Young (7-2) | #136 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (2-1) | #67 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (6-6) | #30 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | vs NYM | Zach Thornton (0-1) | #221 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs NYM | David Peterson (4-7) | #85 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (5-6) | #124 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (5-4) | #153 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (6-6) | #232 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (3-9) | #45 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (8-4) | #87 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (10-4) | #28 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs SD | Lucas Giolito (2-3) | #345 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | vs SD | Michael King (6-7) | #51 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | vs SD | Griffin Canning (1-7) | #155 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (10-5) | #57 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs MIA | Lake Bachar (1-0) | #192 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs MIA | Max Meyer (9-1) | #41 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (7-8) | #107 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3) | #114 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (8-3) | #74 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ SF | Logan Webb (5-7) | #16 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-6) | #196 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ SF | Robbie Ray (8-6) | #86 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (4-3) | #34 | |||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (3-8) | #65 | |||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (6-4) | #99 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs KC | Mitch Spence (0-2) | #327 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (5-7) | #72 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs KC | Luinder Avila (4-3) | #209 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (5-6) | #58 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TB | Ian Seymour (6-2) | #75 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ TB | Nick Martinez (8-2) | #89 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs PHI | Tim Mayza (2-3) | #181 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (8-4) | #11 | |||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-6) | #52 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (11-4) | #4 | |||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (6-7) | #78 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (7-2) | #136 | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (6-9) | #42 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (4-3) | #24 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (7-5) | #143 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (5-6) | #61 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (6-7) | #111 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (9-3) | #26 | |||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (3-8) | #128 | |||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (4-9) | #184 | |||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (5-4) | #133 | |||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-5) | #138 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (3-7) | #44 | |||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (9-5) | #20 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs NYY | Will Warren (7-4) | #66 | |||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-9) | #179 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (7-6) | #151 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ATH | Gage Jump (3-4) | #113 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (2-8) | #296 | |||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (3-9) | #426 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ COL | Gabriel Hughes (0-0) | #311 | |||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3) | #114 | |||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (3-1) | #73 | |||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ARI | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs TOR | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs TOR | |||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs TOR | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ ATL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ ATL | |||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ ATL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ PHI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ PHI | |||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ PHI | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ PHI | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs CIN | |||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs CIN | |||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs CIN | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs CHC | |||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs CHC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CHC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ NYM | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ NYM | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ NYM | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ TEX | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ TEX | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ MIA | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ MIA | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ MIA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs COL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs COL | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs COL | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs COL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs MIA | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs MIA | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs MIA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIA | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs ATL | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs ATL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ LAD | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ LAD | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ LAD | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ SD | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SD | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SD | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs LAA | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs LAA | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs LAA | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs PHI | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs PHI | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ STL | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ STL | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ STL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ DET | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ DET | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs NYM | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs NYM | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs NYM | |||||
