Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Nick Allen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 349	‐
VBR	# 1107	# 1201

Projections

Runs	5	4
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	4	3
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.244	.215

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 448	# 390

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 293	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR	Nick Allen 2B,3B,SS - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	164	120

Runs	16	21

Hits	36	32

Singles	29	26

Doubles	3	4

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	2

RBI	11	13

Stolen Bases	4	2

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	19	8

Strikeouts	40	27

Batting Average	.220	.267

On Base Pct	.303	.311

Slugging Pct	.305	.350

On-base Plus Slugging	.608	.661

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR	Nick Allen 2B,3B,SS - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	39	33

Runs	5	4

Hits	9	7

Singles	6	6

Doubles	2	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	4	3

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	4	3

Strikeouts	9	8

Batting Average	.244	.215

On Base Pct	.331	.276

Slugging Pct	.372	.272

On-base Plus Slugging	.703	.549

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR	Nick Allen 2B,3B,SS - HOU
News
	Josh Smith is expected to play in rehab games on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th	Nick Allen went 1-for-2 in a loss to the Mariners with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 17th
	The Blue Jays placed Josh Smith on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Astros have reinstated infielder Nick Allen from the injured list ahead of Monday's series opener against the Twins. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th
	Josh Smith is being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. Diego Sandoval Mon, Aug 3rd	Nick Allen began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
	The Rangers have optioned utility man Josh Smith to Triple-A Round Rock. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st	Nick Allen is expected to begin a rehab assignment over the weekend. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jun 23rd
	Josh Smith went 1-for-4 in Monday's win over the Mariners with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	The Astros say Nick Allen is "really, really close to being activated." Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 19th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR			Nick Allen 2B,3B,SS - HOU
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#256
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#312	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE			vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC			vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			@ ATH
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Sun, Jun 21st				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Nick Allen (2026)

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