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6
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BOS
BAL
6
5
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1
2
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3
7
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Cade Smith

Cade Smith

RP • Cleveland Guardians Proj Rank 2 Actual 32 63 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
58.2 2.45 3-1 0 35 86/21 13.2 1.13 15.98
Compared to same point last season
55.13.586-419982/1913.31.23

Cade Smith | Fantasy Outlook

Cade Smith anchors the Guardians' bullpen as one of baseball's premier closers.

Smith has been stellar for the second-place Guardians (70-69), posting a 1.96 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 15 strikeouts across 9.2 innings over his last 30 days. Firmly entrenched as Cleveland's primary closer with Emmanuel Clase on the restricted list, he continues to dominate high-leverage spots. His bat-missing arsenal keeps Cleveland firmly in the playoff hunt.

With 35 saves, a 2.50 ERA, and 86 strikeouts across 57.5 frames, Smith has easily surpassed our pre-season projections. Backing up his breakout with a third straight year boasting high strikeout rates proves his elite status is fully sustainable. He remains a weekly ratio anchor and top-tier saves asset.

Cleveland concludes their series against Toronto before hosting a four-game set with Detroit that features a Friday doubleheader. With five home games across the next four days, save chances should be plentiful in close divisional battles. Keep him locked in lineups. Start.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/30 KC 1.0 20 2 1 0 N/A 2.45 1.13 4
08/25 @LAA 1.0 15 2 0 0 SAVE 2.50 1.13 9
08/24 @LAA 1.0 20 1 0 1 SAVE 2.54 1.15 7
08/22 @COL 1.0 11 1 0 1 SAVE 2.43 1.15 7
08/20 SF 1.0 20 1 2 0 SAVE 2.30 1.15 7
08/19 SF 1.0 12 2 0 0 N/A 2.35 1.14 4
08/16 SD 0.1 2 0 0 0 N/A 2.39 1.16 1
08/12 @DET 1.1 38 3 0 0 SAVE 2.41 1.17 10
08/09 @CHW 1.0 12 1 0 0 N/A 2.47 1.16 3
08/05 NYM 1.0 29 2 2 0 N/A 2.52 1.18 3
08/02 ARI 1.1 31 1 2 0 N/A 2.57 1.14 3
07/29 @CIN 1.0 25 2 2 0 N/A 2.64 1.13 3
07/28 @CIN 1.0 18 1 1 0 SAVE 2.70 1.11 8
07/23 MIN 1.2 22 1 0 0 N/A 2.76 1.12 3
07/21 MIN 1.0 11 1 0 0 SAVE 2.86 1.11 8
07/18 PIT 1.0 13 2 0 0 WIN 2.93 1.14 9
07/12 @MIA 1.0 16 2 0 1 N/A 3.00 1.17 2
07/10 @MIA 1.0 9 0 0 0 SAVE 2.85 1.15 7
07/09 @MIN 1.0 17 2 0 0 SAVE 2.93 1.18 9
07/08 @MIN 1.0 23 2 1 0 N/A 3.00 1.21 4
07/05 CHW 1.0 16 0 0 0 N/A 3.08 1.21 2
07/03 CHW 1.0 14 0 0 0 N/A 3.16 1.24 2
06/28 SEA 1.0 21 1 0 0 SAVE 3.25 1.28 7
06/27 SEA 1.0 14 1 0 0 SAVE 3.34 1.26 8
06/24 @CHW 0.2 28 1 1 2 N/A 3.44 1.26 -2
06/22 @CHW 1.2 28 3 1 2 LOSS 2.78 1.09 -2
06/18 @MIL 1.1 22 2 2 0 SAVE 2.38 1.06 9
06/13 DET 1.1 31 2 1 0 SAVE 2.48 1.04 9
06/12 DET 1.0 13 1 0 0 SAVE 2.59 1.02 8
06/08 NYY 1.2 22 3 0 0 N/A 2.67 1.05 6
06/03 @NYY 1.0 11 1 0 1 SAVE 2.83 1.08 7
05/29 BOS 1.0 13 3 0 0 SAVE 2.60 1.08 10
05/27 WAS 1.0 23 2 0 1 SAVE 2.70 1.09 7
05/24 @PHI 1.0 12 1 0 0 SAVE 2.45 1.05 8
05/22 @PHI 1.0 8 1 0 0 SAVE 2.55 1.09 8
05/20 @DET 1.0 14 1 0 0 SAVE 2.66 1.14 8
05/19 @DET 1.0 22 3 0 0 SAVE 2.78 1.15 9
05/16 CIN 1.0 17 2 1 0 SAVE 2.91 1.11 9
05/13 LAA 1.0 14 3 0 0 SAVE 3.05 1.11 10
05/12 LAA 1.1 18 2 0 0 SAVE 3.20 1.17 10
05/08 MIN 1.0 15 1 0 1 SAVE 3.44 1.25 6
05/07 @KC 1.0 16 2 0 0 SAVE 3.12 1.21 9
05/06 @KC 1.0 16 3 0 0 SAVE 3.31 1.29 10
05/01 @ATH 1.1 22 1 0 0 SAVE 3.52 1.30 9
04/29 TB 1.0 12 2 0 0 SAVE 3.86 1.43 9
04/24 @TOR 1.0 16 0 0 0 SAVE 4.15 1.46 6
04/21 HOU 1.0 18 1 1 1 N/A 4.50 1.42 1
04/18 BAL 1.0 15 3 0 0 SAVE 4.09 1.27 10
04/16 BAL 1.0 19 0 0 0 SAVE 4.50 1.40 6
04/14 @STL 1.0 18 1 0 0 N/A 5.00 1.33 3
04/13 @STL 1.0 18 0 0 0 N/A 5.63 1.38 2
04/07 KC 1.0 10 2 0 0 WIN 6.43 1.43 9
04/05 CHC 1.0 33 2 2 1 SAVE 7.50 1.67 7
04/03 CHC 1.0 22 3 0 0 SAVE 7.20 1.40 10
04/01 @LAD 1.0 19 0 0 1 N/A 9.00 1.50 1
03/30 @LAD 1.0 29 0 0 2 N/A 9.00 1.67 -1
03/28 @SEA 1.0 28 2 1 1 WIN 4.50 1.50 7
03/26 @SEA 1.0 13 1 0 0 SAVE 0.00 0.00 8
Totals: 58.21064862116 344
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 CLE 83 71.1 1318 119 19 1 7-1 2.52 1.05 15 267
2025 CLE 78 69.1 1225 108 21 16 9-4 2.99 1.07 14 306
2026 CLE 58 58.2 1064 86 21 35 3-1 2.45 1.13 13.2 344
ON PACE 67 68 1231 99 24 40 3-1 2.45 1.13 13.2 398
3-YEAR AVG 81 70 1272 114 20 9 8-3 2.82 1.07 14.6 286
Career 219 199.1 3607 313 61 0 0-0 2.66 1.08 14.1

Smith Projection

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ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
1.89 0.69 1.3 0.1 0.1 3.7 3.7 13.8 1.4 3.1 0 43.5 13.75
ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
2.7 0.9 0.5 0 0 1.5 3.7 13.8 0.5 1.0 0 17.4 5.5
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Cleveland Guardians

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Patrick Bailey 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Jose Ramirez 99% 94%
Ralphy Velazquez 6% 1%
Nathaniel Lowe 4% 4%
Kyle Manzardo 3% 1%
Rhys Hoskins 3% 2%
NAME OWN START
Brayan Rocchio 34% 26%
Travis Bazzana 32% 25%
Steven Cruz 7% 6%
Angel Genao 5% 3%
NAME OWN START
Chase DeLauter 84% 78%
Steven Kwan 76% 63%
Jo Adell 75% 65%
Angel Martinez 21% 15%
Daniel Schneemann 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Gavin Williams 99% 70%
Parker Messick 99% 59%
Foster Griffin 94% 67%
Tanner Bibee 83% 67%
Joey Cantillo 53% 40%
Slade Cecconi 3% 1%
NAME OWN START
Cade Smith 98% 97%
Hunter Gaddis 27% 26%
Erik Sabrowski 25% 23%
Colin Holderman 2% 2%
Tim Herrin 2% 2%
Shawn Armstrong 1% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.236
25th
R
566
28th
HR
130
30th
RBI
543
28th
SB
129
7th
OBP
.314
21st
SLG
.371
30th
OPS
.685
29th
W
70
14th
SV
40
8th
ERA
3.74
7th
WHIP
1.26
11th
QS
51
9th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox73-67.521-662623
GuardiansGuardians70-70.5003566577
TwinsTwins67-73.4796658696
TigersTigers64-75.4608.5610563
RoyalsRoyals63-78.44710.5606691

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Patrick Bailey9526225548323.206  
Austin Hedges7218620485231.258  
Bo Naylor2884412270.143  
Cooper Ingle72112020.095  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nathaniel Lowe107335348515520.254  
Rhys Hoskins95263334713381.179  
Kyle Manzardo102312406713390.215  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Travis Bazzana104379428994218.235  
Angel Genao24831121261.253  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
José Ramírez1063946195114831.241  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Brayan Rocchio13346651114105416.245  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jo Adell1375195812520834.241  
Angel Martínez973254080145011.246  
Chase DeLauter1184405512913609.293  
David Fry7614716286130.190  
Daniel Schneemann8525428526286.205  
Petey Halpin661472232399.218  
Steven Kwan130459681262279.275  
Kahlil Watson27886211119.239  
CJ Kayfus92244120.182  
George Valera133718060.216  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Gavin Williams281370163.02173.811.09  
Parker Messick271180161.01612.461.02  
Joey Cantillo29980141.21513.811.48  
Foster Griffin271540154.11393.211.12  
Tanner Bibee295150166.11324.061.18  
Slade Cecconi23470110.0885.071.50  
Peyton Pallette1612020.2225.231.60  
Logan Allen600014.1153.771.47  
Daniel Espino60006.0124.501.50  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Cade Smith58313561.0862.361.08  
Matt Festa6023159.1643.491.28  
Connor Brogdon1522115.1145.281.11  
Hunter Gaddis5623147.2463.021.28  
Erik Sabrowski5152139.1652.981.30  
Colin Holderman5464152.2502.731.04  
Shawn Armstrong3821033.0334.911.46  
Carlos Hernández20003.046.002.00  
Kolby Allard40008.2910.392.19  
Codi Heuer80109.264.661.76  
Franco Aleman1800018.2223.381.45  
Tim Herrin5924049.2453.081.25  
Craig Yoho2721032.2334.411.13  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-01 TORW 6-1Gavin Williams
Spencer Miles
09-02 TORL 0-11Joey Cantillo
Dylan Cease
09-03 TORL 3-6Tanner Bibee
Jose Soriano
09-04 DET02:10 EDTLogan Allen
Keider Montero
09-04 DET07:15 EDTFoster Griffin
Andrew Sears
09-05 DET06:10 EDTParker Messick
Framber Valdez
09-06 DET01:40 EDTGavin Williams
Jackson Jobe

Player Timeline

Jul 28th

Cade Smith Becomes First MLB Pitcher to Record 30 Saves in 2026

Jul 25th

Cade Smith Allows Just One Earned Run in July

Jun 27th

Cade Smith Leads MLB in Saves

Jun 3rd

MLB Announces May Relievers of the Month: Cade Smith and Mason Miller ...

May 30th

Cade Smith Emerging as Key Closer for First-Place Guardians

May 29th

Cade Smith Becomes MLB’s First 20-Save Pitcher of 2026

May 27th

Guardians Win as Bazzana Extends XBH Streak, Cade Smith Nails 16th Straight ...

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