Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Mike Tauchman (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX	Mike Tauchman LF,CF,RF - NYM
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 340	‐
VBR	# 1097	# 1326

Projections

Runs	10	2
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	8	2
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.243	.224

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 284	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 448	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX	Mike Tauchman LF,CF,RF - NYM
2026 Stats


At Bats	122	‐

Runs	8	‐

Hits	28	‐

Singles	23	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	8	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	14	‐

Strikeouts	26	‐

Batting Average	.230	‐

On Base Pct	.312	‐

Slugging Pct	.295	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.607	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX	Mike Tauchman LF,CF,RF - NYM
2026 Projections


At Bats	74	17

Runs	10	2

Hits	18	4

Singles	12	3

Doubles	4	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	8	2

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	8	2

Strikeouts	17	4

Batting Average	.243	.224

On Base Pct	.328	.319

Slugging Pct	.368	.326

On-base Plus Slugging	.696	.644

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX	Mike Tauchman LF,CF,RF - NYM
News
	Josh Smith was recalled from Triple-A to the big-league squad by the Texas Rangers on Saturday. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 25th	Mets outfielder Mike Tauchman underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee and is expected to miss six weeks. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 26th
	The Rangers optioned Josh Smith to Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Mike Tauchman has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his right knee and will require surgery. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 22nd
	Josh Smith went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. He entered as a pinch hitter for Justin Foscue in the sixth inning and immediately delivered a solo homer to right field before adding an RBI infield single in the seventh. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd	Mike Tauchman left Saturday’s spring training game against the Astros with an apparent left leg injury. Ari Koslow Sat, Mar 21st
	Josh Smith was recalled from Triple-A ahead of Wednesday's game against the Guardians. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 1st	The Mets and outfielder Mike Tauchman have agreed to a minor-league deal. Brenton Kemp Mon, Feb 16th
	The Rangers optioned INF/OF Josh Smith to Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX			Mike Tauchman LF,CF,RF - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#134
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#251	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#298	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#73	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#239
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#134	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#348
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#264	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#133	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#264
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#222	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#96	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#232	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#79
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#264
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#173
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#99	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#419	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#358	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#84	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#358	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#166
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#285
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#343	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#112	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-2)	#206	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#180
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#78	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#170
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#23	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#213
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#199	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#225	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#304
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#411	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#250	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#49
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#72	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#23	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-0)	#140	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL			@ PIT
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL			@ PIT
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA			@ ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA			@ ATL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA			@ ATL
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH			vs WSH
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH			vs SD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH			vs SD
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA			@ CWS
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA			@ CWS
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA			@ CWS
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH			@ TB
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH			@ TB
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH			@ TB
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB			vs SF
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			vs SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			@ MIA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ WSH
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Thu, Apr 30th				vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#308
Mon, May 4th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Thu, May 14th				vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Thu, May 21st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th				@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Mon, Jul 6th				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CLE
Mon, Aug 17th				vs SD
Thu, Aug 27th				vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIA
Mon, Sep 14th				vs BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Mike Tauchman (2026)

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