Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Shane Smith SP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 153	# 264
VBR	# 390	# 847

Projections

Strikeouts	21	9
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.26	4.39
WHIP	1.34	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 175	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 149	# 352

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 195	# 174

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	3

Games Started	19	3

Innings Pitched	86.1	8.1

Wins	3	0

Losses	8	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	80	12

Earned Runs	44	10

Home Runs Allowed	11	1

Strikeouts	102	11

Walks	42	9

ERA	4.59	10.80

WHIP	1.41	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	5

Games Started	4	2

Innings Pitched	19.2	9.6

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	18	9

Earned Runs	9	5

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	21	9

Walks	7	4

ERA	4.26	4.39

WHIP	1.34	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	Jack Flaherty is increasing intensity and distance in throwing progression. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	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
	Jack Flaherty is "increasing intensity, volume and distance" in his throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	Jack Flaherty resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	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
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said he now expects Jack Flaherty's IL stint to be "more than the minimum." Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	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
	Jack Flaherty has been placed on the 15-day injured list with right flexor inflammation. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st	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
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#155	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#235	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#417	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
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 (3-7)	#186
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 23rd				@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Mon, May 25th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sun, Jun 14th				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Thu, Sep 24th				@ KC

Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Shane Smith (2026)

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