Who Should I Trade?

Drew Smith for Ryan Helsley (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Helsley RP - BAL	Drew Smith RP - FA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 114	‐
VBR	# 517	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	10	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	1	‐
ERA	3.44	‐
WHIP	1.24	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	FA

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 206	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 39	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 104	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 58	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 156	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 187	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Helsley RP - BAL	Drew Smith RP - FA
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	15.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	4	‐

Saves	8	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	13	‐

Earned Runs	7	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	21	‐

Walks	9	‐

ERA	4.11	‐

WHIP	1.43	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Helsley RP - BAL	Drew Smith RP - FA
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	8.9	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	7	‐

Earned Runs	3	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	10	‐

Walks	3	‐

ERA	3.44	‐

WHIP	1.24	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Helsley RP - BAL	Drew Smith RP - FA
News
	The Orioles transferred Ryan Helsley to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	The Twins signed RHP Drew Smith to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 29th
	Ryan Helsley said he has inflammation around his UCL but the ligament itself is intact. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 11th	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
	Ryan Helsley will seek a second opinion on his right elbow in the coming weeks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	Drew Smith has entered spring camp with the Nationals fully healthy. Ari Koslow Wed, Feb 18th
	Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Ryan Helsley is "looking at all his options." Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Nationals signed reliever Drew Smith to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th
	The Orioles placed Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Ryan Helsley RP - BAL			Drew Smith RP - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sat, Mar 28th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Sun, Mar 29th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#88
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Sat, Apr 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#134
Sun, Apr 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#37
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#196
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#85
Fri, Apr 10th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sun, Apr 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204
Mon, Apr 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Tue, Apr 14th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116
Wed, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75
Mon, Apr 20th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139
Tue, Apr 21st	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Fri, Apr 24th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131
Sat, Apr 25th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#183
Sun, Apr 26th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Tue, Apr 28th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#232
Thu, Apr 30th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#176
Fri, May 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sat, May 2nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61
Sun, May 3rd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Mon, May 4th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22
Tue, May 5th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Wed, May 6th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Thu, May 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Fri, May 8th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217
Sat, May 9th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200
Sun, May 10th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Mon, May 11th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61
Tue, May 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Wed, May 13th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Fri, May 15th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175
Sat, May 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Sun, May 17th	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#376
Mon, May 18th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39
Tue, May 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56
Wed, May 20th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#205
Fri, May 22nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71
Sun, May 24th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#100
Mon, May 25th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39
Tue, May 26th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56
Wed, May 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#205
Thu, May 28th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Fri, May 29th	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#235
Sat, May 30th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77
Sun, May 31st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#91
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Thu, Jun 4th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#170
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30
Mon, Jun 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89
Tue, Jun 9th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jun 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274
Tue, Jun 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jun 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14
Fri, Jun 19th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Sat, Jun 20th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11
Sun, Jun 21st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#171
Wed, Jun 24th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#148
Sat, Jun 27th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Sun, Jun 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#85
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#411
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#250
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#17
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#76
Fri, Jul 10th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267
Sat, Jul 11th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#97
Sun, Jul 12th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139
Fri, Jul 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Sat, Jul 18th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152
Sun, Jul 19th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#23
Mon, Jul 20th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#213
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Mon, Jul 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Tue, Jul 28th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#100
Wed, Jul 29th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PHI	Brad Keller
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAA
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAA
Thu, Aug 6th	vs LAA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ TEX
Sat, Aug 8th	@ TEX
Sun, Aug 9th	@ TEX
Mon, Aug 10th	@ MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIN
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIN
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TB
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TB
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TB
Mon, Aug 17th	@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	vs NYY
Wed, Aug 19th	vs NYY
Thu, Aug 20th	vs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ STL
Thu, Aug 27th	@ STL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31st	@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ COL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ COL
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs BOS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th	vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CLE
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TOR
Fri, Sep 25th	@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ NYY

Who Should I Trade?

Drew Smith for Ryan Helsley (2026)

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