Shane Smith

Shane Smith

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
Chicago White Sox
2025 Fantasy Outlook
A sleeper in the Brewers' system who was poached by the White Sox with the first pick in the 2024 Rule 5 draft, Smith has a chance to be a viable rotation option for the White Sox as early as this season. He'll need to be kept on the big-league roster (or injured list) all season, otherwise the White Sox would have to return him to the Brewers. Smith, who has a 93-mph fastball and throws a pair of breaking balls, logged 94.1 innings across Double-A and Triple-A, with all his work as a starter (16 starts) coming at Double-A. He logged a 2.96 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 74 strikeouts in 67 innings as a starter, and also struck out 39 in 27.1 innings as a reliever. Smith may be eased into his big-league career as a low-leverage multi-inning reliever, but he could also get some starts in the first half. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season
From Preseason
#383
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the White Sox in March of 2025.
Takes loss in quality start
PChicago White Sox
April 13, 2025
Smith (0-1) yielded two runs on five hits and two walks over six innings Sunday, striking out three and taking a loss against Boston.
ANALYSIS
Smith did not allow a runner to reach scoring position through five scoreless frames before Trevor Story knocked a two-run double in the sixth inning. Smith was efficient, throwing 50 of 79 pitches for strikes, including 10 swinging strikes. The 25-year-old rookie is still searching for his first win despite some positive results early on. Smith owns a 2.04 ERA alongside a 12:7 K:BB through 17.2 innings. He's lined up for a rematch in Boston next weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
78
Last 10 Games
78
Last 5 Games
78
How many pitches does Shane Smith generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Shane Smith generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-39%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-39%
BAA vs LHP
2024
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2023
No Stats
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .118 40 7 6 4 0 0 0
Since 2023vs Right .192 28 5 1 5 1 0 0
2025vs Left .118 40 7 6 4 0 0 0
2025vs Right .192 28 5 1 5 1 0 0
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2024
No Stats
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.09 1.11 11.2 0 1 0 4.6 4.6 0.0
Since 2023Away 0.00 0.50 6.0 0 0 0 9.0 1.5 0.0
2025Home 3.09 1.11 11.2 0 1 0 4.6 4.6 0.0
2025Away 0.00 0.50 6.0 0 0 0 9.0 1.5 0.0
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Shane Smith compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.71
 
K/9
6.1
 
BB/9
3.6
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
94.4 mph
 
ERA
2.04
 
WHIP
0.91
 
BABIP
.192
 
GB/FB
1.92
 
Left On Base
75.0%
 
Exit Velocity
86.4 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
2.6%
 
Spin Rate
2073 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
34.2%
 
Swinging Strike
11.5%
 
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No backing from offense
PChicago White Sox
April 9, 2025
Smith did not factor into the decision Tuesday against the Guardians, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out six over six scoreless innings.
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Decent in MLB debut
PChicago White Sox
April 1, 2025
Smith allowed two runs on two hits and four walks while striking out three over 5.2 innings Tuesday against the Twins. He did not factor into the decision.
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Will be in rotation
PChicago White Sox
March 26, 2025
Smith will open the season in the White Sox rotation, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
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Makes Opening Day roster
PChicago White Sox
March 20, 2025
Smith has been informed he has made the White Sox' Opening Day roster, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Turns heads against Dodgers
PChicago White Sox
March 11, 2025
Smith struck out five batters and walked none while allowing one hit over three innings in his Cactus League start against the Dodgers on Saturday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Top pick in Rule 5 Draft?
PMilwaukee Brewers
December 11, 2024
According to Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com, the White Sox are expected to select Smith with the first pick in the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
The Brewers elected not to add the 24-year-old to the 40-man roster in November, and it appears they'll be losing him to the White Sox. Smith worked as both a starter and reliever between the Double-A and Triple-A levels in 2024 and had a 3.05 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 113:29 K:BB across 94.1 innings between the two levels.
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