Who Should I Trade?

Michael Wacha for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 80	# 264
VBR	# 296	# 759

Projections

Strikeouts	22	7
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.29	4.31
WHIP	1.32	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 56	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 108	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 101	# 174

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 95	# 352

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 64	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Michael Wacha SP - KC	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	3

Games Started	27	3

Innings Pitched	170.2	8.1

Wins	8	0

Losses	8	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	145	12

Earned Runs	63	10

Home Runs Allowed	22	1

Strikeouts	136	11

Walks	42	9

ERA	3.32	10.80

WHIP	1.10	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Michael Wacha SP - KC	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	4

Games Started	5	1

Innings Pitched	28.0	7.6

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	28	7

Earned Runs	13	4

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	22	7

Walks	8	3

ERA	4.29	4.31

WHIP	1.32	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Michael Wacha SP - KC	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	Michael Wacha allowed zero earned runs on four hits and no walks while striking out 10 over eight innings in Friday's win over the Guardians. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th	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
	Michael Wacha allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out six over seven innings in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 23rd	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	Michael Wacha allowed four earned runs on six hits and no walks while striking out three over five innings in Monday's 9-5 win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th	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
	Michael Wacha allowed three earned runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out five over 6.2 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers. Chase Davis Wed, Aug 12th	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
	Michael Wacha allowed one earned run on three hits and three walks while striking out one over 5.2 innings in Thursday's loss to the Twins. Chase Davis Fri, Aug 7th	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
	Michael Wacha SP - KC			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#124
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs COL
Thu, Mar 26th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Mar 31st				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Sat, Jun 20th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Mon, Jun 29th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, Jul 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Aug 31st				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Michael Wacha for Shane Smith (2026)

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