Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Maikel Garcia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 146	# 349
VBR	# 438	# 686

Projections

Runs	6	5
Home Runs	1	1
RBI	5	4
Stolen Bases	2	1
Batting Average	.263	.252

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 246	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 144	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 89	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 210	# 293

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 54	# 448

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


At Bats	283	164

Runs	34	16

Hits	75	36

Singles	51	29

Doubles	18	3

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	3	3

RBI	32	11

Stolen Bases	5	4

Caught Stealing	4	1

Walks	24	19

Strikeouts	47	40

Batting Average	.265	.220

On Base Pct	.320	.303

Slugging Pct	.382	.305

On-base Plus Slugging	.702	.608

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


At Bats	45	35

Runs	6	5

Hits	12	9

Singles	8	6

Doubles	2	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	5	4

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	4	4

Strikeouts	7	8

Batting Average	.263	.252

On Base Pct	.326	.343

Slugging Pct	.388	.388

On-base Plus Slugging	.714	.731

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
News
	The Royals placed INF Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Josh Smith began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro told reporters that Maikel Garcia is likely to wind up back on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Josh Smith is expected to play in rehab games on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Maikel Garcia (hamstring) left Thursday's game in the first inning after limping on the base paths. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th	The Blue Jays placed Josh Smith on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	The Royals activated 3B Maikel Garcia from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Josh Smith is being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. Diego Sandoval Mon, Aug 3rd
	Maikel Garcia could be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	The Rangers have optioned utility man Josh Smith to Triple-A Round Rock. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC			Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Mar 31st				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#140	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sat, Jun 20th				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Jun 29th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, Jul 27th				@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#305
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th				vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs CIN
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Maikel Garcia (2026)

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