Who Should I Trade?

Framber Valdez for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Shane Smith SP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 58	# 219
VBR	# 186	# 588

Projections

Strikeouts	61	30
Wins	5	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.80	4.38
WHIP	1.34	1.40

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 67	# 210

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 61	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 70	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 68	# 174

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	# 345

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 26	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	3

Games Started	20	3

Innings Pitched	108.1	8.1

Wins	5	0

Losses	7	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	109	12

Earned Runs	55	10

Home Runs Allowed	11	1

Strikeouts	88	11

Walks	38	9

ERA	4.57	10.80

WHIP	1.36	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	9

Games Started	12	6

Innings Pitched	69.7	32.0

Wins	5	1

Losses	4	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	66	29

Earned Runs	29	16

Home Runs Allowed	6	4

Strikeouts	61	30

Walks	24	13

ERA	3.80	4.38

WHIP	1.34	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	Tigers left-hander Framber Valdez allowed six earned runs on five hits and two walks across just 2/3 of an inning in a loss against the Cubs on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 22nd	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
	Framber Valdez has been reinstated from the bereavement list by the Detroit Tigers the club announced. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	The Tigers placed LHP Framber Valdez on the bereavement list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	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
	Framber Valdez allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out nine over seven innings in Thursday’s win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 10th	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
	Framber Valdez allowed five earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out one over five innings in Thursday's loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 3rd	Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Framber Valdez SP - DET			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#126
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#168
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#287
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#216	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#283
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#138
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#162	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#213
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#168	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#109	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#354
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#215	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#104
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#312	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#111
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#215	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (0-2)	#136	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#104
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#298
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#74
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#299	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#100
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#173	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#147
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#96
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#109	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#78	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#184
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#431
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-0)	#410	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-0)	#142
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#74	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH			@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH			@ TB
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA			@ BOS
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA			@ BOS
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA			@ BOS
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			@ DET
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			@ DET
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			@ DET
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT			@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			@ CHC
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			@ CHC
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			vs NYM
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB			vs TEX
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			vs MIN
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs DET
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs COL
Sun, Mar 29th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 23rd				@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214
Mon, May 25th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#111
Sun, Jun 14th				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Thu, Jul 30th				vs NYY
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Thu, Sep 24th				@ KC

Who Should I Trade?

Framber Valdez for Shane Smith (2026)

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