Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Freeland for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 264	‐
VBR	# 777	# 1102

Projections

Strikeouts	9	21
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.34	5.22
WHIP	1.41	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL15

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 174	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 352	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 353

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Kyle Freeland SP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	3	23

Games Started	3	23

Innings Pitched	8.1	124.1

Wins	0	4

Losses	2	10

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	12	153

Earned Runs	10	88

Home Runs Allowed	1	24

Strikeouts	11	103

Walks	9	28

ERA	10.80	6.37

WHIP	2.52	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Kyle Freeland SP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	5

Games Started	2	5

Innings Pitched	10.2	28.2

Wins	0	1

Losses	1	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	9	33

Earned Runs	5	16

Home Runs Allowed	1	5

Strikeouts	9	21

Walks	4	7

ERA	4.34	5.22

WHIP	1.41	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Kyle Freeland SP - COL
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	Kyle Freeland allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over 3 2/3 innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th	Kyle Freeland allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out two over eight innings in Friday’s win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th
	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	Kyle Freeland allowed one earned run on five hits and three walks while striking out three over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	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	Kyle Freeland allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out eight over nine innings in a win over the Royals. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd
	Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th	Kyle Freeland allowed five earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out two over 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the Brewers. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Shane Smith SP - CWS			Kyle Freeland SP - COL
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#299
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#326
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 20th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315
Thu, Apr 30th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Thu, May 7th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Thu, May 21st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#433
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Jun 15th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#162
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN			vs STL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198

Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Freeland for Shane Smith (2026)

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