Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Alex Vesia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 157	# 310
VBR	# 348	# 552

Projections

Strikeouts	4	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.02	3.98
WHIP	1.11	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 153	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 137	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 113	# 401

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 287	# 228

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	69	61

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	55.0	92.1

Wins	2	5

Losses	1	3

Saves	3	1

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	20	12

Hits Allowed	30	75

Earned Runs	17	38

Home Runs Allowed	4	13

Strikeouts	69	92

Walks	31	40

ERA	2.78	3.70

WHIP	1.11	1.25

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	4

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	2.8	3.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	2	3

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	4	3

Walks	1	1

ERA	3.02	3.98

WHIP	1.11	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
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 Astros are reportedly drawing trade interest in AJ Blubaugh. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	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
	Alex Vesia came in to face one batter to pick up the save in the win versus the Rangers. Chase Davis Sun, Apr 12th
	Alex Vesia was preparing to face live hitters on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th
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			AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#190	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Sun, Mar 29th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#146
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#314
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#101	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#371	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#122
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#79
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#257
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#364	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#371	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#249
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#190	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#211
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#366
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#97
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#296	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#257	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#111
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#338	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#142	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#143	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#248	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#226
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#356	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#93
Sat, Jul 18th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#206	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#182	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#312
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#306	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#243
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#145	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#244
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#179	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#269
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#97	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#162	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#214	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#331	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#331	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#306
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#337	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF	Yunior Marte (0-1)	#353	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#227	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#50	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#337	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#211
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#312	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#244
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#371
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189

Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Alex Vesia (2026)

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