Who Should I Trade?

Rhett Lowder for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Shane Smith SP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 189	# 264
VBR	# 701	# 763

Projections

Strikeouts	16	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.72	4.34
WHIP	1.43	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 168	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 165	# 174

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 178	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 427	# 352

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	24	3

Games Started	21	3

Innings Pitched	112.0	8.1

Wins	6	0

Losses	8	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	120	12

Earned Runs	64	10

Home Runs Allowed	16	1

Strikeouts	88	11

Walks	43	9

ERA	5.14	10.80

WHIP	1.46	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	4

Games Started	4	1

Innings Pitched	21.1	6.5

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	22	6

Earned Runs	11	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	16	6

Walks	8	3

ERA	4.72	4.34

WHIP	1.43	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	Rhett Lowder allowed three earned runs on six hits and no walks while striking out five over five innings in Friday's win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer 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
	Rhett Lowder allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out one over six innings in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	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
	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder pitched six innings of two-run ball, but took a no-decision in an eventual 3-2 win over the Pirates on Thursday. Brenton Kemp 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
	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on one hit and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th	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
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#137	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#111
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#387	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#192
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#280
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#192	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#399
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#266	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#255	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#221
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#40
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#197	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#393	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#274	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#135
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#143
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#425	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#203	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#182
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#74
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#302	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#143
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#85
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs COL
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd				@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 24th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#314
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Mon, Jul 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55

Who Should I Trade?

Rhett Lowder for Shane Smith (2026)

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