Who Should I Trade?

Josh Rojas for Josh Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 349
VBR	# 1182	# 572

Projections

Runs	3	4
Home Runs	0	1
RBI	3	3
Stolen Bases	0	1
Batting Average	.227	.236

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 293

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 318	# 448

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	89	166

Runs	10	17

Hits	22	37

Singles	16	29

Doubles	4	3

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	2	4

RBI	13	12

Stolen Bases	1	4

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	4	19

Strikeouts	15	40

Batting Average	.247	.223

On Base Pct	.280	.305

Slugging Pct	.360	.325

On-base Plus Slugging	.639	.630

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	24	33

Runs	3	4

Hits	5	8

Singles	4	6

Doubles	1	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	1

RBI	3	3

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	4

Strikeouts	6	7

Batting Average	.227	.236

On Base Pct	.291	.325

Slugging Pct	.325	.362

On-base Plus Slugging	.616	.686

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
News
	Josh Rojas came off the bench and went 2-for-2 in an 8-3 win over the Guardians with a home run, one run scored and four RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 30th	Josh Smith (hamstring) was activated from the IL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Guardians. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 1st
	The Royals optioned INF Josh Rojas to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Josh Smith has continued on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Josh Rojas went 1-for-1 in a loss to the Rays with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 25th	Josh Smith began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	The Royals recalled Josh Rojas from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	Josh Smith is expected to play in rehab games on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	The Royals optioned Josh Rojas to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th	The Blue Jays placed Josh Smith on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC			Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#389
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#125	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#325	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#113
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#108
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#113
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#424
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#232	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#96	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#136
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			vs DET
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Tue, Mar 31st				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Jun 20th				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Mon, Jun 29th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Mon, Jul 27th				@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#292
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Mon, Sep 14th				vs DET
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Josh Rojas for Josh Smith (2026)

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