Who Should I Trade?

Lucas Giolito for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Lucas Giolito SP - SD	Shane Smith SP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 199	# 264
VBR	# 925	# 759

Projections

Strikeouts	2	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.68	4.31
WHIP	1.49	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 213	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 143	# 174

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 321	# 352

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 255	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Lucas Giolito SP - SD	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	7	3

Games Started	5	3

Innings Pitched	29.2	8.1

Wins	2	0

Losses	3	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	32	12

Earned Runs	17	10

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	18	11

Walks	23	9

ERA	5.16	10.80

WHIP	1.85	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Lucas Giolito SP - SD	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	4

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	2.7	7.6

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	3	7

Earned Runs	1	4

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	2	7

Walks	1	3

ERA	4.68	4.31

WHIP	1.49	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Lucas Giolito SP - SD	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	The Padres transferred RHP Lucas Giolito to the 60-day injured list. 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
	Lucas Giolito remains without a clear timetable to return. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	The Padres placed Lucas Giolito on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	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
	Lucas Giolito allowed four runs on seven hits over four innings with two strikeouts and two walks in a loss on Sunday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	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
	Lucas Giolito could pitch in a bulk relief role for the Padres on Sunday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st	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
	Lucas Giolito SP - SD			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#430	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#430	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#139	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	DJ Herz	#303
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			vs COL
Sun, Mar 29th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Apr 24th				vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Mon, Jul 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Lucas Giolito for Shane Smith (2026)

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