Who Should I Trade?

Richard Fitts for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Richard Fitts SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 264	‐
VBR	# 777	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	9	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.34	‐
WHIP	1.41	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 174	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 352	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Richard Fitts SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	3	‐

Games Started	3	‐

Innings Pitched	8.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	12	‐

Earned Runs	10	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	11	‐

Walks	9	‐

ERA	10.80	‐

WHIP	2.52	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Richard Fitts SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	‐

Games Started	2	‐

Innings Pitched	10.2	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	9	‐

Earned Runs	5	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	9	‐

Walks	4	‐

ERA	4.34	‐

WHIP	1.41	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Richard Fitts SP - STL
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	Richard Fitts underwent season-ending surgery to address the lat strain that landed him on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th	Acquired from the Red Sox over the winter, Fitts made three Grapefruit League starts and posted a 9:3 K:BB while allowing six earned runs on nine hits across 9.1 innings. Kyle Leahy and Andre Pallante claimed the final two spots in the Cardinals' Opening Day rotation. Bruno Mulé Wed, Mar 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
	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
	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
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Shane Smith SP - CWS			Richard Fitts SP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Mon, Apr 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Thu, May 7th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Mon, Jun 15th				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ MIL
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET

Who Should I Trade?

Richard Fitts for Shane Smith (2026)

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