Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Alex Vesia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 157	# 277
VBR	# 453	# 562

Projections

Strikeouts	8	6
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.52	4.23
WHIP	1.23	1.27

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 153	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 137	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 113	# 400

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 287	# 167

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	65	29

Games Started	0	15

Innings Pitched	51.1	103.0

Wins	2	6

Losses	1	7

Saves	3	2

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	19	0

Hits Allowed	29	118

Earned Runs	17	50

Home Runs Allowed	4	17

Strikeouts	65	87

Walks	31	31

ERA	2.98	4.37

WHIP	1.17	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	6

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.0	6.3

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	5	6

Earned Runs	2	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	8	6

Walks	3	2

ERA	3.52	4.23

WHIP	1.23	1.27

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
News
	Alex Vesia allowed no hits while walking two and striking out one in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Rays. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 18th	The Cubs added Aaron Civale to their 26-man roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Alex Vesia struck out three batters on 10 pitches in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Mets. Chase Davis Wed, Apr 15th	Aaron Civale is being traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th
	Alex Vesia came in to face one batter to pick up the save in the win versus the Rangers. Chase Davis Sun, Apr 12th	The Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	Alex Vesia was preparing to face live hitters on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th	Aaron Civale allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 2 1/3 innings in Friday's loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th
		Aaron Civale allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six over 4 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD			Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#235
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#237
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#190
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#389
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#404
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#373
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#347	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#201	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#290
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#290	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Thu, Jul 9th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#330	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Sat, Jul 18th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#245	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#150
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#41
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#104	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#331	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#129	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#104
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#281	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Alex Vesia (2026)

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