Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Tsung-Che Cheng (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	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 349	‐
VBR	# 1107	‐

Projections

Runs	5	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	4	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.244	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 448	# 251

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 293	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	164	39

Runs	16	7

Hits	36	10

Singles	29	9

Doubles	3	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	0

RBI	11	5

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	19	4

Strikeouts	40	14

Batting Average	.220	.256

On Base Pct	.303	.318

Slugging Pct	.305	.282

On-base Plus Slugging	.608	.600

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Projections


At Bats	39	‐

Runs	5	‐

Hits	9	‐

Singles	6	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	4	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	4	‐

Strikeouts	9	‐

Batting Average	.244	‐

On Base Pct	.331	‐

Slugging Pct	.372	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.703	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TOR	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
News
	Josh Smith is expected to play in rehab games on Thursday and Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th	The Red Sox optioned Tsung-Che Cheng to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	The Blue Jays placed Josh Smith on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Red Sox recall INF Tsung-Che Cheng from Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Josh Smith is being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. Diego Sandoval Mon, Aug 3rd	Cheng made his MLB debut with the Pirates last season, going hitless across seven plate appearances. The Red Sox claimed him off waivers from the Nationals last month. Bruno Mulé Thu, Mar 19th
	The Rangers have optioned utility man Josh Smith to Triple-A Round Rock. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st	The Boston Red Sox claimed Tsung-Che Cheng off waivers from the Washington Nationals on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Feb 6th
	Josh Smith went 1-for-4 in Monday's win over the Mariners with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	The Nationals designated INF Tsung-Che Cheng for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jan 30th
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 - TOR			Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#312	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	@ NYY
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE			vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC			@ BAL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			vs KC
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			@ TB
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			vs CHC
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Apr 13th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, May 7th				vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Thu, May 14th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sun, Jun 21st				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Mon, Aug 24th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Josh Smith for Tsung-Che Cheng (2026)

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