Who Should I Trade?

Shane Smith for Yovanny Cruz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 267	‐
VBR	# 545	# 740

Projections

Strikeouts	27	11
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.34	4.44
WHIP	1.39	1.48

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 174	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 348	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	3	4

Games Started	3	0

Innings Pitched	8.1	5.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	12	3

Earned Runs	10	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	11	6

Walks	9	1

ERA	10.80	1.69

WHIP	2.52	0.75

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	14

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	28.2	10.3

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	26	9

Earned Runs	14	5

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	27	11

Walks	12	5

ERA	4.34	4.44

WHIP	1.39	1.48

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Shane Smith SP - CWS	Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY
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	The Yankees are planning to recall Yovanny Cruz. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th	The Yankees optioned RHP Yovanny Cruz to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st
	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	Yovanny Cruz was called up by the Yankees ahead of Tuesday's game against the Tigers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 30th
	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 Yankees are expected to option Yovanny Cruz to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st
	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 Yankees selected the contract of RHP Yovanny Cruz from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Shane Smith SP - CWS			Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#118	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#81
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#151
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#61	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#38
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#149	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#78
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#338	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#65	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#192
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#240
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#130	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#242
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#111	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#187
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#74	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#93
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#19
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#187	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#199
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#192	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#74
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#240	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#242	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#122	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#156
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#133	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#46
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#308	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#298
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#168	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#215
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#268
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#124
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#121	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#14
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#335	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#230
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#153	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#292
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#71
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#8
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#286	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#14
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#107	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#40
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#363	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#65
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#130	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#111
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#75	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#116
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#213	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#175	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#37
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#304
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#36	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#107	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#67
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#93
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#185
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#100	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#19
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#127	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#74
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#20	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#95	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#240
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#33	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#161
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#183
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#20
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#25
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#30
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#219
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#142	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#131
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#94	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#67
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#42	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#304
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#108	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#188
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#69	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#164
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#290
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#95	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#105
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#31
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#25	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#33
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#44
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#54	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#46
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#74	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#88
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#275	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#30
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#71	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#44
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#292	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#97	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#95
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#131
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#25	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#291
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#127
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#54	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#20
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#46	@ TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#77
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#88	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#126	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#183	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#301
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#308
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#161	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#73	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#94
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#90
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#67	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#211
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#8	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#32
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#80
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#177	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#268	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#176
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#129	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#204
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#188
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#69	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#68
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#93	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#26
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#19	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#85
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#175
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#126	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#30	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#110
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#25	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#235
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#131	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#235	@ BAL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM			vs TOR
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX			vs HOU
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			@ LAA
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			vs COL
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			@ MIN
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#17
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#100
Mon, Apr 13th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#121
Thu, May 7th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#172
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#131
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#25
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#156
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Shane Smith for Yovanny Cruz (2026)

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