Who Should I Trade?

JP Sears for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	JP Sears SP - SD
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 264	‐
VBR	# 847	# 788

Projections

Strikeouts	9	4
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.39	4.42
WHIP	1.44	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 174	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 352	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 133

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	JP Sears SP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	3	8

Games Started	3	6

Innings Pitched	8.1	32.2

Wins	0	3

Losses	2	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	12	33

Earned Runs	10	17

Home Runs Allowed	1	6

Strikeouts	11	25

Walks	9	11

ERA	10.80	4.68

WHIP	2.52	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	JP Sears SP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	5

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	9.6	4.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	9	4

Earned Runs	5	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	4

Walks	4	1

ERA	4.39	4.42

WHIP	1.44	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	JP Sears SP - SD
News
	Shane Smith is expected to miss a couple of weeks at Triple-A Charlotte due to a right rotator cuff strain. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd	The Padres optioned LHP JP Sears to Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th	JP Sears allowed three runs on seven hits over 3 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Thursday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Shane Smith allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out one over three innings in Wednesday’s 10-0 loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Thu, Apr 2nd	JP Sears allowed one hit over 3 1/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a win on Saturday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Shane Smith didn't last long Thursday, and the White Sox paid for it in a 14-2 rout, allowing three earned runs runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two over 1 2/3 innings in Thursday’s loss to Brewers. Chris Schommer Fri, Mar 27th	JP Sears may not make his scheduled start on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th	JP Sears allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits over five innings with three strikeouts in a loss on Monday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Shane Smith SP - CWS			JP Sears SP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Thu, May 7th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#152
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Mon, Jun 15th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jul 6th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT

Who Should I Trade?

JP Sears for Shane Smith (2026)

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