Who Should I Trade?

Shane Smith for Tomoyuki Sugano (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 220	‐
VBR	# 475	# 1186

Projections

Strikeouts	32	34
Wins	2	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.34	5.63
WHIP	1.38	1.53

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 210	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 174	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 345	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 139

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Tomoyuki Sugano SP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	3	17

Games Started	3	17

Innings Pitched	8.1	90.2

Wins	0	9

Losses	2	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	12	95

Earned Runs	10	50

Home Runs Allowed	1	18

Strikeouts	11	51

Walks	9	23

ERA	10.80	4.96

WHIP	2.52	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Tomoyuki Sugano SP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	10

Games Started	6	10

Innings Pitched	33.7	55.0

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	30	67

Earned Runs	16	34

Home Runs Allowed	4	11

Strikeouts	32	34

Walks	14	15

ERA	4.34	5.63

WHIP	1.38	1.53

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Tomoyuki Sugano SP - COL
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	Tomoyuki Sugano allowed three earned runs on six hits while striking out three over 6 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Reds. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th
	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th	Rockies right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano (back) has been activated from the 15-day injured list and will start on Saturday against the Reds. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 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	Tomoyuki Sugano is expected to start on Saturday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th
	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	Tomoyuki Sugano is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 8th
	Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th	The Rockies have placed right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano on the 15-day injured list with back spasms. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Shane Smith SP - CWS			Tomoyuki Sugano SP - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#127	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#169	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#362	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#329
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#238
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#301
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#331
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#77	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#94
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#255
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#197	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#342
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#300	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#63
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#301
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#290
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#295	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#200
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#62	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#152
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#428
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#331	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#203
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#432
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#273	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#116
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#150
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#186	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#362
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#378
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#186
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#273
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#265	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#429
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#98	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#193
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#129
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#253
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#227	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#306	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#81	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#179
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#151	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#271
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#204	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#105	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#74	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#210
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#84	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#103	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#313
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#320	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#21	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco	#213	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#28
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB			vs KC
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB			vs KC
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB			vs KC
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS			vs TB
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS			vs TB
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE			@ STL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE			@ STL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE			@ STL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN			@ ARI
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET			@ SF
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET			@ SF
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET			@ SF
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC			vs LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#241
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM			vs CLE
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX			@ WSH
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN			vs STL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ CWS
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Mon, Apr 20th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Thu, Apr 30th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Thu, May 7th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Thu, May 21st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Mon, Jun 15th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#362
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TB
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Shane Smith for Tomoyuki Sugano (2026)

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