2025 Stats
W-L
4-4
ERA
2.86
WHIP
1.15
K
70
SV
4
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
An undrafted free-agent by the Guardians in 2020, Smith's rookie season was a resounding success. The 25-year-old broke camp with Cleveland and immediately showcased the elite strikeout potential that he carried through every level in the minors. Armed with a 96 mph fastball that was the best pitch in baseball last year per Statcast Run Value (28), Smith struck out 103 batters (T-3rd among relievers) overall, with 81 coming via the four-seamer he threw nearly 70 percent of the time. An effective splitter (.175 BA, .228 SLG) and occasional sweeper completed Smith's arsenal, but the fastball carried his success in 2024. The 6-foot-5 righty permitted only one home run across 75.1 innings and limited free passes with an impressive 5.9 percent walk rate. Smith finished fifth in the AL Rookie of the Year standings, ninth in AL Cy Young voting and was Cleveland's most trusted reliever during the playoffs. Some ratio regression should be expected in 2025, but Smith should be on fantasy radars moving forward. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Guardians in March of 2025.
Notches fourth save
Smith worked a perfect ninth inning Tuesday to record his fourth save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Mets. He didn't walk or strike out a batter.
Analysis
The right-hander fired 14 of 17 pitches for strikes and leaned on his defense to get the job done. It's Smith's first save since Emmanuel Clase was placed on non-disciplinary leave, with his other three coming back in late April, but he remains the favorite to handle closing duties for Cleveland for the rest of the season with Clase's future uncertain. Over his last 12 appearances, Smith has posted a 1.98 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 13:5 K:BB over 13.2 innings.
The right-hander fired 14 of 17 pitches for strikes and leaned on his defense to get the job done. It's Smith's first save since Emmanuel Clase was placed on non-disciplinary leave, with his other three coming back in late April, but he remains the favorite to handle closing duties for Cleveland for the rest of the season with Clase's future uncertain. Over his last 12 appearances, Smith has posted a 1.98 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 13:5 K:BB over 13.2 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Cade Smith generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Cade Smith generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-20%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-18%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .175 | 91 | 19 | 37 | 2 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .220 | 82 | 16 | 54 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .188 | 37 | 9 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .229 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .165 | 54 | 10 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .213 | 49 | 7 | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-6%
ERA on Road
2025
-2%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 2.36 | 0.89 | 61.0 | 12.2 | 2.4 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.23 | 1.11 | 64.2 | 12.5 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.82 | 0.94 | 22.1 | 12.5 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.89 | 1.32 | 28.0 | 12.5 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.09 | 0.85 | 38.2 | 12.1 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.72 | 0.95 | 36.2 | 12.5 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cade Smith compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.89K/9
12.5BB/9
3.2HR/9
0.4Fastball
96.5 mphERA
2.86WHIP
1.15BABIP
.346GB/FB
1.07Left On Base
63.4%Exit Velocity
81.8 mphBarrels/BBE
2.5%Spin Rate
1985 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.8%Swinging Strike
15.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Fans three in win
Smith (3-4) came away with the win against the Twins on Friday after tossing two perfect innings while striking out three batters.
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Blows save, takes loss Monday
Smith (2-4) took the loss against the Rockies on Monday, allowing four runs (one earned) on two hits while recording only one out in the ninth inning. He did not register a strikeout.
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Returns from back spasms
Smith was the pitcher of record in Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Tigers after allowing six runs (four earned) on five hits over one-third of an inning.
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Day-to-day with back spasms
Smith hasn't made an appearance for the Guardians since their June 22 win over the Athletics due to back spasms, MLB.com reports.
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Stays in game after comebacker
Smith took a comebacker off his forehead Friday but remained in the game, Josh Kirshenbaum of MLB.com reports.
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Likely to remain in Cleveland
Smith is a candidate to be traded but would be "prohibitively expensive," Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan of ESPN.com report.
Analysis
Smith has four more years of team control after this season, so the Guardians are certainly in no rush to move him, but they could consider it if the right offer came along. McDaniel and Passan list the odds of a Smith trade at 20 percent, with the Dodgers, Phillies, Yankees, Mets, Cubs, Tigers and Rangers representing possible landing spots.
Smith has four more years of team control after this season, so the Guardians are certainly in no rush to move him, but they could consider it if the right offer came along. McDaniel and Passan list the odds of a Smith trade at 20 percent, with the Dodgers, Phillies, Yankees, Mets, Cubs, Tigers and Rangers representing possible landing spots.