Who Should I Trade?

Shane Smith for Zack Littell (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Zack Littell SP,RP - FA	Shane Smith SP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 184	# 271
VBR	# 464	# 458

Projections

Strikeouts	2	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.87	4.32
WHIP	1.19	1.27

Misc

Injury Alert	FA	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 215	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 283	# 356

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 141	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 205	# 174

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Zack Littell SP,RP - FA	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	3

Games Started	14	3

Innings Pitched	124.1	8.1

Wins	8	0

Losses	8	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	136	12

Earned Runs	72	10

Home Runs Allowed	30	1

Strikeouts	73	11

Walks	39	9

ERA	5.21	10.80

WHIP	1.41	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Zack Littell SP,RP - FA	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	0	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	2.5	1.9

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	3	1

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	2	2

Walks	0	1

ERA	4.87	4.32

WHIP	1.19	1.27

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Zack Littell SP,RP - FA	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	The Diamondbacks released RHP Zack Littell. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	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
	Zack Littell was designated for assignment ahead of Sunday's game against the Reds. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Aug 23rd	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	The Diamondbacks have signed veteran right-hander Zack Littell. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	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 Nationals released RHP Zack Littell. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	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 Nationals designated Zack Littell for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	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	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Zack Littell SP,RP - FA	Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Sat, Mar 28th		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#79
Sun, Mar 29th		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#278
Mon, Mar 30th		@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Wed, Apr 1st		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Fri, Apr 3rd		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24
Sat, Apr 4th		vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#247
Sun, Apr 5th		vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Mon, Apr 6th		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Tue, Apr 7th		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Wed, Apr 8th		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Apr 9th		@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132
Fri, Apr 10th		@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#147
Sat, Apr 11th		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Sun, Apr 12th		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101
Tue, Apr 14th		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194
Wed, Apr 15th		vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th		vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#122
Fri, Apr 17th		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#166
Sat, Apr 18th		@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Tue, Apr 21st		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141
Wed, Apr 22nd		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Thu, Apr 23rd		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64
Fri, Apr 24th		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#119
Sun, Apr 26th		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77
Mon, Apr 27th		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Apr 29th		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92
Fri, May 1st		@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Sat, May 2nd		@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62
Sun, May 3rd		@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#226
Mon, May 4th		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, May 5th		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#310
Wed, May 6th		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Fri, May 8th		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Sat, May 9th		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Sun, May 10th		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Tue, May 12th		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132
Thu, May 14th		vs KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#147
Fri, May 15th		vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#168
Sat, May 16th		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sun, May 17th		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265
Mon, May 18th		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Tue, May 19th		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48
Wed, May 20th		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Fri, May 22nd		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, May 24th		@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Mon, May 25th		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Tue, May 26th		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Wed, May 27th		vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76
Thu, May 28th		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 29th		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Sat, May 30th		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Sun, May 31st		vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Mon, Jun 1st		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Tue, Jun 2nd		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76
Wed, Jun 3rd		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Fri, Jun 5th		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Jun 6th		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131
Sun, Jun 7th		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Tue, Jun 9th		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Wed, Jun 10th		vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Fri, Jun 12th		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#95
Sat, Jun 13th		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Sun, Jun 14th		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165
Tue, Jun 16th		@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Wed, Jun 17th		@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#33
Thu, Jun 18th		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Fri, Jun 19th		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sat, Jun 20th		@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Sun, Jun 21st		@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Mon, Jun 22nd		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Tue, Jun 23rd		vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Wed, Jun 24th		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Fri, Jun 26th		vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Sun, Jun 28th		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Tue, Jun 30th		@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#343
Wed, Jul 1st		@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97
Thu, Jul 2nd		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238
Fri, Jul 3rd		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Sat, Jul 4th		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Tue, Jul 7th		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45
Wed, Jul 8th		vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Thu, Jul 9th		vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#150
Fri, Jul 10th		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Sat, Jul 11th		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sun, Jul 12th		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jul 17th		@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#70
Sat, Jul 18th		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Sun, Jul 19th		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63
Mon, Jul 20th		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Wed, Jul 22nd		@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#172
Fri, Jul 24th		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Sat, Jul 25th		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Sun, Jul 26th		vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#234
Mon, Jul 27th		vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6
Tue, Jul 28th		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Wed, Jul 29th		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Thu, Jul 30th		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Fri, Jul 31st		@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72
Sat, Aug 1st		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Sun, Aug 2nd		@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th		@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#150
Wed, Aug 5th		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42
Thu, Aug 6th		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Fri, Aug 7th		vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Sat, Aug 8th		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Sun, Aug 9th		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Tue, Aug 11th		vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121
Wed, Aug 12th		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218
Thu, Aug 13th		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144
Fri, Aug 14th		@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#241
Sat, Aug 15th		@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Sun, Aug 16th		@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74
Mon, Aug 17th		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Tue, Aug 18th		@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Wed, Aug 19th		@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85
Thu, Aug 20th		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Fri, Aug 21st		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80
Sat, Aug 22nd		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57
Sun, Aug 23rd		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53
Mon, Aug 24th		vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Tue, Aug 25th		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Wed, Aug 26th		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61
Fri, Aug 28th		@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97
Sat, Aug 29th		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90
Sun, Aug 30th		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Mon, Aug 31st		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136
Tue, Sep 1st		@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#234
Wed, Sep 2nd		@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Thu, Sep 3rd		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Fri, Sep 4th		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Sat, Sep 5th		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Sun, Sep 6th		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90
Tue, Sep 8th		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Wed, Sep 9th		vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#297
Thu, Sep 10th		vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#25
Fri, Sep 11th		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Sat, Sep 12th		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Sun, Sep 13th		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Mon, Sep 14th		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Tue, Sep 15th		@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77
Wed, Sep 16th		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Thu, Sep 17th		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Fri, Sep 18th		vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#232
Sat, Sep 19th		vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#241
Sun, Sep 20th		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Tue, Sep 22nd		@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#201
Wed, Sep 23rd		@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132
Thu, Sep 24th		@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#329
Fri, Sep 25th		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#362
Sat, Sep 26th		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359
Sun, Sep 27th		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274

Who Should I Trade?

Shane Smith for Zack Littell (2026)

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