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AJ Smith-Shawver

AJ Smith-Shawver

SP • Atlanta Braves Proj Rank 95 Actual N/A N/A • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
8.26.230-07/57.31.624.11
Compared to same point last season
44.13.863-242/218.51.42

AJ Smith-Shawver | Fantasy Outlook

AJ Smith-Shawver struggles in spot start after recall, limiting immediate fantasy viability

Smith-Shawver was recalled on August 18 to bolster a pitching staff missing Spencer Strider and Reynaldo López, but he struggled in his outing yesterday, yielding four runs over 4.1 innings. Over his two appearances this year, the young righty has compiled a 6.59 ERA and 1.71 WHIP. The first-place Braves (74-53) are leaning on him for swingman depth as they navigate a three-game skid.

After displaying promise with a 4.00 ERA across 42.7 frames last season, Smith-Shawver has battled command issues in 2026, handing out five free passes in just 8.2 innings. Our models project a 4.50 ERA and 1.25 WHIP moving forward, but until his strikeout-to-walk ratio stabilizes, he remains a severe ratio risk.

Having already made his scheduled appearance this week against Minnesota, Smith-Shawver has no remaining starts lined up while Grant Holmes, Chris Sale, Bryce Elder, and Martín Pérez take the mound against Chicago and Milwaukee. Fantasy managers should keep him on reserve until a steady rotation slot opens up. Sit.

Updated 4 days ago

AJ Smith-Shawver Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/19 @MIN 4.1 75 3 3 4 N/A 6.23 1.62 4
07/29 @NYM 4.1 69 4 2 2 N/A 4.15 1.38 8
Totals: 8.2144756 11
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 ATL 7 . . . 0
2024 ATL 2 . . . 0
2025 ATL 9 . . . 0
2026 ATL 2 . . . 0
ON PACE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 6 . . . 0
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Smith-Shawver Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
5.09 1.414 0.1 0.1 3.8 1.6 7.9 5.0 0.1 73.9 6.8
ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 NAN
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Atlanta Braves

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Drake Baldwin 100% 92%
Sean Murphy 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Matt Olson 100% 98%
Austin Riley 71% 53%
NAME OWN START
Ozzie Albies 99% 87%
NAME OWN START
Ronald Acuna Jr. 100% 91%
Michael Harris II 100% 89%
Mauricio Dubon 64% 53%
Dominic Smith 5% 2%
Lane Thomas 4% 3%
Mike Yastrzemski 2% 0%
Jurickson Profar 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Chris Sale 100% 74%
Bryce Elder 63% 29%
Tyler Mahle 53% 38%
Spencer Strider 37% 8%
Martin Perez 35% 22%
Grant Holmes 34% 20%
Spencer Schwellenbach 18% 0%
AJ Smith-Shawver 14% 4%
Reynaldo Lopez 13% 2%
JR Ritchie 3% 1%
NAME OWN START
Raisel Iglesias 92% 87%
Dylan Lee 50% 44%
Robert Suarez 49% 9%
Didier Fuentes 21% 19%
Dylan Dodd 10% 9%

Team Rankings

AVG
.246
11th
R
614
8th
HR
168
7th
RBI
588
8th
SB
65
25th
OBP
.311
23rd
SLG
.411
5th
OPS
.722
14th
W
76
4th
SV
40
4th
ERA
3.60
4th
WHIP
1.25
8th
QS
49
8th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BravesBraves76-55.580-614504
PhilliesPhillies73-58.5573599572
MarlinsMarlins67-64.5119573552
NationalsNationals61-71.46215.5682672
MetsMets59-72.45017546586

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Drake Baldwin1084227011321633.268  
Sandy León214404000.091  
Sean Murphy124216010.143  
Jair Camargo1211000.500  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Matt Olson1315088913136774.258  
Rowdy Tellez71022140.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Ozzie Albies1315027312720652.253  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Austin Riley1304675410415608.223  
Kyle Farmer121524030.267  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jim Jarvis3811110231110.207  
Luke Williams2000000.000  
Ha-Seong Kim317655041.066  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Harris II1254776214021717.294  
Ronald Acuña Jr.792984469133517.232  
Lane Thomas111310357211408.232  
Mauricio Dubón1244625612410626.268  
Mike Yastrzemski11228840669341.229  
José Azocar111726001.353  
Brewer Hicklen81957030.368  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Dominic Smith10025739678440.261  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Chris Sale231290135.01662.201.03  
Bryce Elder24870137.21133.921.24  
Tyler Mahle225100118.11124.411.32  
Grant Holmes25850123.21003.641.32  
Martín Pérez25880115.1853.121.21  
Reynaldo López2443071.2663.641.34  
JR Ritchie1412158.0534.501.43  
Spencer Strider842039.0465.311.36  
Hurston Waldrep301010.298.442.16  
Carlos Carrasco800016.275.941.44  
AJ Smith-Shawver20008.276.231.62  
Elieser Hernández21016.061.501.67  
Owen Murphy30106.264.051.20  
Rolddy Muñoz10002.0313.503.00  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Raisel Iglesias47122748.0513.001.19  
Robert Suarez3140432.0260.560.84  
Didier Fuentes4751257.1742.511.08  
Tyler Kinley4965142.2424.011.29  
Dylan Dodd3831140.2432.210.91  
Victor Mederos1721123.0223.521.13  
Brent Suter4612075.1623.701.26  
Joel Payamps120207.298.221.70  
James Karinchak90009.281.860.93  
Ian Hamilton40004.247.711.93  
Dylan Lee6150058.2732.150.78  
Ray Kerr20002.100.000.43  
Danny Young1601012.1158.032.27  
Anthony Molina30005.025.401.40  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-25 LAD07:15 EDTBryce Elder
Tyler Glasnow
08-26 LAD07:15 EDTAJ Smith-Shawver
Roki Sasaki
08-27 LAD07:15 EDTChris Sale
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
08-28 COL07:15 EDTChris Sale
Tomoyuki Sugano
08-29 COL04:10 EDTMartin Perez
Ryan Feltner
08-30 COL01:35 EDTTyler Mahle
Kyle Freeland

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Aug 18th

Braves Recall AJ Smith-Shawver, Designate Tyler Kinley for Assignment

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Braves Reinstate AJ Smith-Shawver as 27th Man for Doubleheader

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