Who Should I Trade?

Kris Bubic for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Shane Smith SP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 110	# 264
VBR	# 444	# 847

Projections

Strikeouts	9	9
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.37	4.39
WHIP	1.24	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 145	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 94	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 127	# 174

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 176	# 352

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 121	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	3

Games Started	9	3

Innings Pitched	50.1	8.1

Wins	3	0

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	36	12

Earned Runs	23	10

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	51	11

Walks	26	9

ERA	4.11	10.80

WHIP	1.23	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	5

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	8.5	9.6

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	8	9

Earned Runs	3	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	9

Walks	3	4

ERA	3.37	4.39

WHIP	1.24	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	Kris Bubic is hopeful to begin a rehab assignment in early September. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	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
	Kris Bubic is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	Kris Bubic is expected to be back sometime around the end of August. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	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
	Kris Bubic is being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Diego Sandoval Mon, Aug 3rd	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
	Kris Bubic is increasing his throwing progression. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	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
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#181	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#274	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#159	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL			@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH			vs MIN
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			vs COL
Sun, Mar 29th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Thu, Jul 9th				vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Sat, Jul 18th				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Jul 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Thu, Aug 6th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Kris Bubic for Shane Smith (2026)

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