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Eric Lauer for Shane Smith (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Shane Smith SP - CWS  | Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts |
33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 162 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 516 | # 728 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 59 | 38 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.29 | 4.67 |
| WHIP | 1.39 | 1.36 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | MiLB | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 160 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 79 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | ‐ | # 206 |
| Shane Smith SP - CWS | Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 3 | 9 |
| Games Started | 3 | 7 |
| Innings Pitched | 8.1 | 42.1 |
| Wins | 0 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 12 | 42 |
| Earned Runs | 10 | 28 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | 12 |
| Strikeouts | 11 | 30 |
| Walks | 9 | 17 |
| ERA | 10.80 | 5.95 |
| WHIP | 2.52 | 1.39 |
| Shane Smith SP - CWS | Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 15 | 27 |
| Games Started | 12 | 4 |
| Innings Pitched | 62.3 | 43.0 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Losses | 4 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 56 | 42 |
| Earned Runs | 30 | 22 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 38 |
| Walks | 26 | 15 |
| ERA | 4.29 | 4.67 |
| WHIP | 1.39 | 1.36 |
| Shane Smith SP - CWS | Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD | |
| 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 | Eric Lauer allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday's win over Colorado. Chase Davis Wed, May 27th | |
| Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th | Eric Lauer threw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | |
| 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 | Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer is penciled in to start next Tuesday against the Rockies. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | |
| 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 | Eric Lauer will join the Dodgers rotation after their current road trip. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th | |
| Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th | Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the Dodgers plan to use Eric Lauer as a reliever/swingman. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Shane Smith SP - CWS | Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #135 | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #308 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #120 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #61 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (7-3) | #29 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #11 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs TOR | Mason Fluharty | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 | |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #246 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #197 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #145 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #82 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #22 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #11 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #83 | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #96 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #81 | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #74 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-3) | #99 | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #9 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #85 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #19 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #28 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs TB | Cole Sulser | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 | |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #183 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) | #427 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (1-1) | #423 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #425 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #428 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #95 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #92 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (6-2) | #71 | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #14 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #248 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 | vs CHC | Colin Rea (4-3) | #134 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #23 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #414 | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #308 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #120 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #152 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #61 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #331 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ SD | Michael King (4-3) | #36 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #87 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #132 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-5) | #101 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 | @ HOU | Steven Okert | |
| Tue, May 5th | @ LAA | Sam Aldegheri (1-0) | #409 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #189 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #394 | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #200 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #98 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #50 | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-2) | #113 |
| Mon, May 11th | vs SF | Trevor McDonald (2-1) | #195 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-0) | #166 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #107 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #83 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #78 | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #414 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (4-3) | #134 | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (1-1) | #76 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #8 | @ SD | Michael King (4-3) | #36 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #64 | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #132 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #98 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #186 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-1) | #195 | @ MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #49 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 | @ MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #188 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #139 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #89 | vs COL | Tanner Gordon (0-0) | #345 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #16 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-2) | #124 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) | #427 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #6 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #147 | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #16 | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-2) | #124 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (6-2) | #71 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #67 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #48 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ PHI | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ PHI | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs ATL | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs ATL | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs ATL | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs LAD | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs LAD | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs LAD | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs TB | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ NYY | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ NYY | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ DET | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ DET | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ DET | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs CLE | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs CLE | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs CLE | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs KC | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs KC | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs KC | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ BAL | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ BAL | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ BAL | @ ATH | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs COL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs BOS | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs BOS | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs ATH | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs ATH | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs ATH | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ TOR | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ TOR | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ TOR | @ NYY | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ TEX | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ TEX | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ TEX | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs HOU | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs HOU | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs HOU | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs NYY | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs NYY | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs NYY | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ TB | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ TB | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ TB | vs BOS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ CHC | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ BOS | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ BOS | @ CHC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs CLE | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs CLE | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs CLE | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs KC | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs CIN | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs CIN | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CIN | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ CHC | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ CHC | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ CHC | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs NYM | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs NYM | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs NYM | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs TEX | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs TEX | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ HOU | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ HOU | vs STL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ HOU | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs MIN | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs MIN | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs MIN | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs CIN | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs PIT | vs CIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs PIT | vs CIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ STL | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ STL | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ STL | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ CLE | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ CLE | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ CLE | @ CIN | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs DET | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs DET | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs DET | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs DET | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ KC | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ KC | vs SD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ KC | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs COL | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs COL | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs COL | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #139 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #107 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-1) | #93 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | vs MIN | Kendry Rojas (1-0) | #196 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ NYY | |||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs BOS | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs NYY | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ BOS | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs TEX | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ HOU | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs PIT | |||||
