Who Should I Trade?

Freddy Fermin for Will Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Will Smith C - LAD	Freddy Fermin C - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 129	# 335
VBR	# 154	# 1077

Projections

Runs	9	4
Home Runs	3	1
RBI	9	3
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.268	.229

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 194	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 131	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 151	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 106	# 270

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 236	# 362

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 82	# 422

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Will Smith C - LAD	Freddy Fermin C - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	179	211

Runs	25	21

Hits	44	41

Singles	32	26

Doubles	6	11

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	6	4

RBI	25	17

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	23	18

Strikeouts	34	48

Batting Average	.246	.194

On Base Pct	.333	.265

Slugging Pct	.380	.303

On-base Plus Slugging	.713	.568

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Will Smith C - LAD	Freddy Fermin C - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	59	34

Runs	9	4

Hits	16	8

Singles	10	6

Doubles	3	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	9	3

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	8	2

Strikeouts	13	7

Batting Average	.268	.229

On Base Pct	.366	.283

Slugging Pct	.460	.349

On-base Plus Slugging	.826	.632

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Will Smith C - LAD	Freddy Fermin C - SD
News
	Will Smith (neck) was activated from the IL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 1st	Freddy Fermin went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 6-5 win over the Giants on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Will Smith went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in a rehab game for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Padres activated C Freddy Fermin from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Will Smith will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	The Padres placed Freddy Fermin on the injured list with a head bruise. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Will Smith took live batting practice on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	The Padres are evaluating Freddy Fermin for a concussion. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Will Smith could be sent on a rehab assignment next week. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Padres activated C Freddy Fermin from the concussion injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Will Smith C - LAD			Freddy Fermin C - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#403
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#431
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#430
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#431	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#430	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#403
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#431
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#430
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Thu, May 7th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#256	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#164
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#431	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#274
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#335
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#335	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#216	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#179	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#315	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Sat, Jul 18th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#428
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#264	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#283	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#364
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#431	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#430	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#306	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#129	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#379	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#389
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#122	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			vs ARI
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#151

Who Should I Trade?

Freddy Fermin for Will Smith (2026)

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