Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Ashby for Caleb Thielbar (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Aaron Ashby RP - MIL	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 149	# 227
VBR	# 349	# 477

Projections

Strikeouts	9	8
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.25	3.85
WHIP	1.33	1.22

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 125	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 139	# 208

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 133	# 194

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 209	# 323

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Ashby RP - MIL	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	67	52

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	79.0	44.2

Wins	13	3

Losses	3	2

Saves	2	3

Blown Saves	6	4

Holds	15	7

Hits Allowed	70	42

Earned Runs	29	25

Home Runs Allowed	7	11

Strikeouts	109	55

Walks	38	17

ERA	3.30	5.04

WHIP	1.37	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Ashby RP - MIL	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.9	6.9

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	1

Hits Allowed	7	6

Earned Runs	3	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	8

Walks	4	3

ERA	3.25	3.85

WHIP	1.33	1.22

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Ashby RP - MIL	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
News
	Aaron Ashby will serve as the opener for Friday's game against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 10th	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Caleb Thielbar is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Wednesday ahead of a minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th
		Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th
		Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th
		The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
		Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Thursday that Caleb Thielbar exited in the ninth inning due to left hamstring tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aaron Ashby RP - MIL			Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#244	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#208
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#88	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#410	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#204	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			@ BOS
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, May 5th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Fri, Jul 10th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Ashby for Caleb Thielbar (2026)

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