Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Bryan Baker (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 34	# 310
VBR	# 224	# 579

Projections

Strikeouts	10	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	4	0
ERA	3.59	4.34
WHIP	1.16	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 41	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 35	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 29	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 44	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	# 401

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 62	# 228

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	58	55

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	55.0	88.0

Wins	1	5

Losses	2	2

Saves	39	1

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	2	9

Hits Allowed	31	68

Earned Runs	10	30

Home Runs Allowed	4	11

Strikeouts	60	89

Walks	20	35

ERA	1.64	3.07

WHIP	0.93	1.17

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.7	7.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	2

Hits Allowed	7	7

Earned Runs	3	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	10	7

Walks	3	3

ERA	3.59	4.34

WHIP	1.16	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
News
	Bryan Baker allowed one walk and no hits in the ninth inning of Saturday's 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres to notch his ninth save of August. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	The Astros are reportedly drawing trade interest in AJ Blubaugh. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	Bryan Baker allowed one hit and hit one batter while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Monday's 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 24th
	Bryan Baker tossed a scoreless ninth inning while striking out one batter in Wednesday’s 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, recording his 36th save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th
	Bryan Baker allowed no runs on one hit and no walks in the ninth inning of Saturday's 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners, picking up his 34th save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 9th
	Bryan Baker allowed one earned run on one hit while striking out three in the ninth inning of Friday's 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners, earning his 33rd save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryan Baker RP - TB			AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#401
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Sat, May 9th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#220
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Sat, May 23rd				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#282
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#390
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 29th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#177	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#224	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#241	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#109	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Samuel Strickland		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#151	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ ATH
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#243
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#216
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34

Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Bryan Baker (2026)

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