Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Taylor Ward (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Taylor Ward LF,RF,DH - SEA	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	# 81	# 349
VBR	# 180	# 701

Projections

Runs	13	5
Home Runs	4	1
RBI	12	4
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.240	.253

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 51	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 76	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 104	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 130	# 293

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 65	# 448

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


At Bats	470	164

Runs	69	16

Hits	108	36

Singles	80	29

Doubles	20	3

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	7	3

RBI	34	11

Stolen Bases	4	4

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	94	19

Strikeouts	122	40

Batting Average	.230	.220

On Base Pct	.364	.303

Slugging Pct	.321	.305

On-base Plus Slugging	.685	.608

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


At Bats	88	33

Runs	13	5

Hits	21	8

Singles	13	6

Doubles	4	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	1

RBI	12	4

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	14	4

Strikeouts	25	8

Batting Average	.240	.253

On Base Pct	.346	.348

Slugging Pct	.411	.392

On-base Plus Slugging	.757	.739

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Taylor Ward LF,RF,DH - SEA	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
News
	Taylor Ward is back in the Mariners lineup on Wednesday against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Josh Smith began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Taylor Ward is hopeful to be back in the Mariners lineup on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Josh Smith is expected to play in rehab games on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Taylor Ward remains out of the Mariners lineup for Tuesday’s series opener against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	The Blue Jays placed Josh Smith on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Taylor Ward is not in the Mariners lineup on Sunday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Josh Smith is being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. Diego Sandoval Mon, Aug 3rd
	Taylor Ward is not in the Mariners lineup on Friday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	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 Ward LF,RF,DH - SEA			Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#375	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Wed, Jul 1st				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#383
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Mon, Sep 7th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93	@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			vs CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA

Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Taylor Ward (2026)

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