Who Should I Trade?

Tyler Stephenson for Will Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Will Smith C - LAD	Tyler Stephenson C,DH - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 129	# 211
VBR	# 470	# 305

Projections

Runs	6	8
Home Runs	2	3
RBI	6	9
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.263	.236

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 194	# 207

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 131	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 151	# 171

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 106	# 218

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 236	# 267

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 82	# 335

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Will Smith C - LAD	Tyler Stephenson C,DH - CIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	173	339

Runs	23	35

Hits	43	84

Singles	32	53

Doubles	5	18

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	6	13

RBI	23	47

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	23	40

Strikeouts	34	106

Batting Average	.249	.248

On Base Pct	.338	.327

Slugging Pct	.382	.416

On-base Plus Slugging	.720	.743

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Will Smith C - LAD	Tyler Stephenson C,DH - CIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	39	70

Runs	6	8

Hits	10	16

Singles	6	10

Doubles	2	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	3

RBI	6	9

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	5	8

Strikeouts	9	23

Batting Average	.263	.236

On Base Pct	.363	.320

Slugging Pct	.457	.402

On-base Plus Slugging	.820	.722

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Will Smith C - LAD	Tyler Stephenson C,DH - CIN
News
	Will Smith went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in a rehab game for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-5 in a 10-8 win over the Cubs with a three-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th
	Will Smith will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-3 in a win over the White Sox with a home run, two runs scored, three RBI, and two walks. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 14th
	Will Smith took live batting practice on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Tyler Stephenson went 3-for-4 in a win over the Rockies with two home runs, a double, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 20th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Will Smith could be sent on a rehab assignment next week. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double in a 5-3 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 8th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Will Smith could progress to on-field batting practice this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 1-for-4 with a home run in a 7-2 win over the Mets on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, May 26th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Will Smith C - LAD			Tyler Stephenson C,DH - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Mar 29th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, May 7th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400
Thu, Jul 9th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Sat, Jul 18th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#168	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Thu, Aug 6th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#209	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170

Who Should I Trade?

Tyler Stephenson for Will Smith (2026)

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