Should I start Cade Smith or Justin Slaten?

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FPTS

10.49

9.44

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Jun 24	@BAL (8th) (Povich)	81°
Tue Jun 25	@BAL (8th) (Irvin)	80°
Wed Jun 26	@BAL (8th) (Rodriguez)	72°
Thu Jun 27	@KC (9th) (Wacha)	70°
Fri Jun 28	@KC (9th) (Marsh)	83°
Sat Jun 29	@KC (9th) (Ragans)	87°
Sun Jun 30	@KC (9th) (Lugo)	75°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Jun 24	vs.TOR (24th) (Bassitt)	70°
Tue Jun 25	vs.TOR (24th) (Gausman)	75°
Wed Jun 26	vs.TOR (24th) (Rodriguez)	71°
Fri Jun 28	vs.SD (6th) (Vasquez)	61°
Sat Jun 29	vs.SD (6th) (King)	73°
Sun Jun 30	vs.SD (6th) (Waldron)	75°

Pitching

.21

.28

.09

.14

.12

.07

3.1

3.2

2.95

3.31

.99

1.32

5.22

4.11

1.04

ERA

2.87

3.70

WHIP

1.29

1.28

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	107.0	105.0
W	3	4
L	1	2
SV	1	1
IP	36.2	38.2
H	25	32
ER	8	12
K	48	41
BB	9	6
ERA	1.99	2.83
WHIP	.94	.99

Recent News
	How 'next man up' mentality helps Cade Smith thrive with Guardians Published June 23rd, 2024 via Sportsnet.ca Abbotsford's Cade Smith named to Team Canada for World Baseball Classic Published June 8th, 2024 via Abbotsford News Guardians' Cade Smith: Tagged with loss Friday Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians' Cade Smith: Secures another win Published June 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Cade Smith throws to first base to hold Kansas City Royals\' Bobby Witt Jr. on the ... Published June 3rd, 2024 via The Gazette Guardians' Cade Smith: Collects second win Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cade Smith Logs Season-High Seven Innings In Second Victory Published May 24th, 2024 Cade Smith Shines in Relief Against Mets Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros	Justin Slaten - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds Published June 19th, 2024 via MSN Red Sox fans and foes are starting to recognize reliever Justin Slaten Published June 16th, 2024 via The Boston Globe Justin Slaten K's Giancarlo Stanton Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Justin Slaten seals the win \| 05/31/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Justin Slaten seals the win \| 05/20/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published May 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox's Justin Slaten: Suffers second loss Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox vs Cardinals: Kutter Crawford Shines, Justin Slaten Struggles in Cardinal's Win Published May 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Justin Slaten - MLB Starting pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times

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