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Cade Smith

Cade Smith

RP • Cleveland Guardians Proj Rank 3 Actual 25 63 ADPTrade Value
IP ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
43.0 2.93 3-1 0 28 65/11 13.6 1.14 15.29
Compared to same point last season
39.03.232-218363/1614.51.28

Cade Smith | Fantasy Outlook

Cade Smith cements his status as MLB's premier closer with a league-leading save total and All-Star honors.

The second-place Guardians—currently 52-48 and just one game back in the AL Central—have leaned heavily on Smith, who has been elite with a 1.80 ERA and 0.60 WHIP over his last 14 days. With primary closer Emmanuel Clase away from the team indefinitely, Smith has fully seized the ninth-inning role, racking up a league-high 28 saves. His recent form includes an impressive 14.40 strikeouts per nine innings over his last five appearances.

While his 4.33 ERA over the last 30 days indicates a brief mid-summer struggle, his season-long 2.93 ERA is much more indicative of his true talent level and align with our models. Smith has already shattered our season projection of 23 saves, and his 13.60 K/9 is consistent with his career benchmarks. The high strikeout rate and manageable walk numbers suggest he remains an elite ratio stabilizer and high-volume save provider.

Cleveland faces a busy seven-game week, starting with four home matchups against the division-rival Twins before heading to Tampa Bay for three games. While facing tough starters like Joe Ryan and Shane McClanahan presents a challenge for the lineup, Smith is projected for another 1.1 saves and a stellar 0.75 WHIP this week. His ability to miss bats keeps him locked into all fantasy lineups. Start.


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Cade Smith Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
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: 43.0778651114 267
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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 43 43.0 778 65 11 28 3-1 2.93 1.14 13.6 267
ON PACE 69 70 1260 105 17 45 4-1 2.93 1.14 13.6 432
3-YEAR AVG 81 70 1272 114 20 9 8-3 2.82 1.07 14.6 286
Career 204 183.2 3321 292 51 0 0-0 2.79 1.08 14.3

Smith Projection

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ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
2.16 0.75 1.1 0.1 0.3 3.6 5.6 13.5 1.2 3.1 0.1 42.5 13
ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
2.7 1 0.4 0 0.1 1.5 5.6 13.5 0.4 1.0 0 17 5.2
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OWN START TRENDS

Depth Chart

Cleveland Guardians

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Not available. N/A N/A
NAME OWN START
Jose Ramirez 100% 12%
Kyle Manzardo 7% 4%
Ralphy Velazquez 3% 0%
Rhys Hoskins 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Brayan Rocchio 62% 52%
Travis Bazzana 50% 39%
Gabriel Arias 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Chase DeLauter 82% 73%
Steven Kwan 47% 35%
Angel Martinez 27% 3%
Daniel Schneemann 4% 3%
Kahlil Watson 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Gavin Williams 99% 67%
Parker Messick 99% 56%
Tanner Bibee 81% 70%
Joey Cantillo 70% 56%
Slade Cecconi 7% 3%
Logan Allen 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Cade Smith 99% 97%
Erik Sabrowski 28% 25%
Hunter Gaddis 24% 23%
Colin Holderman 4% 4%
Tim Herrin 3% 1%
Shawn Armstrong 1% 1%
Matt Festa 1% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.230
28th
R
392
30th
HR
94
27th
RBI
374
30th
SB
96
6th
OBP
.308
23rd
SLG
.368
30th
OPS
.676
30th
W
52
11th
SV
32
2nd
ERA
3.76
8th
WHIP
1.27
10th
QS
34
14th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox52-46.531-469424
GuardiansGuardians52-48.5201392404
TwinsTwins49-51.4904479503
TigersTigers46-53.4656.5418387
RoyalsRoyals40-60.40013426525

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Austin Hedges5013017373141.285  
Patrick Bailey6718616343152.183  
Bo Naylor2884412270.143  
Cooper Ingle72112020.095  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Kyle Manzardo90279325810300.208  
Rhys Hoskins7822028399311.177  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Travis Bazzana68255316183113.239  
Juan Brito155179030.176  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
José Ramírez722684264103324.239  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Brayan Rocchio97331419084415.272  
Gabriel Arias349911235103.232  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Chase DeLauter83310348611474.277  
Angel Martínez66226285411339.239  
David Fry6412916266130.202  
Daniel Schneemann8024227516285.211  
Steven Kwan9230840741176.240  
Kahlil Watson26865201119.233  
CJ Kayfus92244120.182  
Stuart Fairchild141933012.158  
George Valera133718060.216  
Petey Halpin3367913014.194  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Gavin Williams201050119.11454.001.15  
Joey Cantillo21850106.01123.741.43  
Parker Messick19850112.01102.731.07  
Tanner Bibee20390113.0873.901.15  
Slade Cecconi1946099.0774.551.41  
Peyton Pallette1612020.2225.231.60  
Will Dion800014.1185.651.61  
Logan Allen20007.1102.462.05  
Daniel Espino50005.095.401.60  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Cade Smith43312845.1652.781.08  
Matt Festa4122139.2414.311.36  
Connor Brogdon1522115.1145.281.11  
Hunter Gaddis3712131.2302.561.33  
Colin Holderman3642136.1401.730.85  
Shawn Armstrong3521030.2314.401.34  
Kolby Allard40008.2910.392.19  
Codi Heuer80109.264.661.76  
Franco Aleman900010.081.801.10  
Erik Sabrowski3631028.0483.541.32  
Tim Herrin4114032.1273.061.30  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
07-20 MIN06:40 EDTTanner Bibee
Joe Ryan
07-21 MIN06:40 EDTParker Messick
07-22 MIN06:40 EDTSlade Cecconi
Bailey Ober
07-23 MIN01:10 EDTGavin Williams
Taj Bradley
07-24 @TB07:10 EDTJoey Cantillo
Shane McClanahan
07-25 @TB06:10 EDTTanner Bibee
Nick Martinez
07-26 @TB12:15 EDT
Drew Rasmussen

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