Who Should I Trade?

Shane Smith for Stephen Kolek (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 185	# 219
VBR	# 652	# 473

Projections

Strikeouts	24	31
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.63	4.36
WHIP	1.44	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 123	# 210

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 115	# 174

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 252	# 345

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 445	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Stephen Kolek SP - KC	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	10	3

Games Started	10	3

Innings Pitched	54.0	8.1

Wins	4	0

Losses	3	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	55	12

Earned Runs	27	10

Home Runs Allowed	8	1

Strikeouts	34	11

Walks	12	9

ERA	4.50	10.80

WHIP	1.24	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Stephen Kolek SP - KC	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	9

Games Started	7	6

Innings Pitched	35.6	32.8

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	39	30

Earned Runs	18	16

Home Runs Allowed	4	4

Strikeouts	24	31

Walks	11	13

ERA	4.63	4.36

WHIP	1.44	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Stephen Kolek SP - KC	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	Stephen Kolek is going to get a second opinion on his right flexor sprain. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	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
	The Royals placed Stephen Kolek on the 15-day injured list with a right flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	The Royals say Stephen Kolek will make a rehab start on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	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
	Stephen Kolek allowed three earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out zero over two innings in Thursday's loss to the Rays. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 3rd	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
	The Royals activated RHP Stephen Kolek from the family medical emergency list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	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
	Stephen Kolek SP - KC			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#91	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st				@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#58	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#165
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#300
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#126
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#207	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#265	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#192
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#172
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#265
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#226
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#126
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#193
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#134	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#253
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#116
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#109	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th				@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#321	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#295
Mon, Jun 29th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#307
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#81	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#148
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#229
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#90
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#100
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#172	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#82	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#318
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-0)	#145
Mon, Jul 27th				vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	vs NYY
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL			@ TB
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL			@ TB
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL			@ TB
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN			@ BOS
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN			@ BOS
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN			@ BOS
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD			vs CIN
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD			vs CIN
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CIN
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA			@ DET
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA			@ DET
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA			@ DET
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH			@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH			@ CHC
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH			@ CHC
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH			vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET			vs NYM
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TEX
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE			@ MIN
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE			@ MIN
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE			@ MIN
Mon, Aug 31st				@ HOU
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CLE
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
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#155
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#150
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI

Who Should I Trade?

Shane Smith for Stephen Kolek (2026)

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