Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Taylor Walls (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 285	# 349
VBR	# 325	# 686

Projections

Runs	11	5
Home Runs	1	1
RBI	8	4
Stolen Bases	5	1
Batting Average	.208	.252

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 194	# 293

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 301	# 448

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Taylor Walls SS - TB	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	327	164

Runs	51	16

Hits	71	36

Singles	53	29

Doubles	14	3

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	2	3

RBI	32	11

Stolen Bases	20	4

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	40	19

Strikeouts	93	40

Batting Average	.217	.220

On Base Pct	.304	.303

Slugging Pct	.291	.305

On-base Plus Slugging	.594	.608

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Taylor Walls SS - TB	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	88	35

Runs	11	5

Hits	18	9

Singles	13	6

Doubles	4	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	8	4

Stolen Bases	5	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	10	4

Strikeouts	25	8

Batting Average	.208	.252

On Base Pct	.286	.343

Slugging Pct	.305	.388

On-base Plus Slugging	.591	.731

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Taylor Walls SS - TB	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
News
	Taylor Walls went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 9-4 loss to the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	Josh Smith began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Taylor Walls went 1-for-2 with a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday’s 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	Josh Smith is expected to play in rehab games on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Taylor Walls went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two runs scored and three RBI in Tuesday’s 12-4 win over the Athletics. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 12th	The Blue Jays placed Josh Smith on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Taylor Walls is in the Rays lineup on Sunday against the Mariners. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Josh Smith is being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. Diego Sandoval Mon, Aug 3rd
	Taylor Walls was scratched from Saturday’s lineup against the Mariners with lower back tightness. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	The Rangers have optioned utility man Josh Smith to Triple-A Round Rock. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Taylor Walls SS - TB			Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, May 9th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, May 23rd				vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Jun 29th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, Jul 27th				@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#305
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Mon, Sep 7th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th				vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#256
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY

Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Taylor Walls (2026)

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