Who Should I Trade?

River Ryan for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 264	‐
VBR	# 777	# 828

Projections

Strikeouts	9	4
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.34	4.39
WHIP	1.41	1.37

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 174	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 352	# 377

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	River Ryan SP - DET
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	River Ryan SP - DET
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	3

Games Started	2	1

Innings Pitched	10.2	4.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	9	4

Earned Runs	5	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	9	4

Walks	4	2

ERA	4.34	4.39

WHIP	1.41	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	River Ryan SP - DET
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	River Ryan has progressed to throwing bullpens Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th	The Tigers optioned River Ryan to Triple-A Toledo and placed him on the injured list recovering from a hamstring injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	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	The Dodgers have traded right-hander River Ryan to the Tigers as part of a four-player deal in exchange for superstar left-hander Tarik Skubal. Brenton Kemp Sun, Aug 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	Dodgers’ pitching prospect River Ryan is being placed on the Triple-A injured list due to a hamstring issue. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said River Ryan is a possible replacement for Blake Snell in the starting rotation. Ari Koslow Sat, May 16th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Shane Smith SP - CWS			River Ryan SP - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Mon, Apr 20th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#189
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#121
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Mon, Jun 15th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Thu, Jun 25th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#270
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#430
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			@ CLE
Mon, Sep 7th				vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs PIT
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC

Who Should I Trade?

River Ryan for Shane Smith (2026)

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