Who Should I Trade?

Justin Steele for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 206	# 264
VBR	# 687	# 777

Projections

Strikeouts	4	9
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.17	4.34
WHIP	1.19	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 185	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 232	# 352

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 178	# 174

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Justin Steele SP - CHC	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	3

Games Started	‐	3

Innings Pitched	‐	8.1

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	2

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	12

Earned Runs	‐	10

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	11

Walks	‐	9

ERA	‐	10.80

WHIP	‐	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Justin Steele SP - CHC	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	5

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	4.3	10.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	4	9

Earned Runs	2	5

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	4	9

Walks	1	4

ERA	3.17	4.34

WHIP	1.19	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Justin Steele SP - CHC	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	Justin Steele will face hitters in a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th	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
	Justin Steele is nearing the live BP phase of his throwing program. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	Justin Steele did a light mound workout on August 1. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	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
	Justin Steele is scheduled for a "touch and feel" mound session." Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	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
	The Cubs reportedly “do not expect Justin Steele to be starting games this season.” Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Justin Steele SP - CHC			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ HOU
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			vs MIN
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sat, Apr 4th				vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Jun 21st				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Thu, Sep 17th				vs DET

Who Should I Trade?

Justin Steele for Shane Smith (2026)

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