Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Hunter Gaddis (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 310	# 329
VBR	# 553	# 481

Projections

Strikeouts	6	6
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.02	3.89
WHIP	1.33	1.18

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 401	# 268

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 228	# 383

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE
2026 Stats


Games Played	57	59

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	89.0	51.2

Wins	5	3

Losses	2	3

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	10	28

Hits Allowed	71	42

Earned Runs	33	16

Home Runs Allowed	12	5

Strikeouts	90	49

Walks	36	21

ERA	3.34	2.79

WHIP	1.20	1.22

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.5	6.7

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	2

Hits Allowed	6	6

Earned Runs	3	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	6	6

Walks	3	2

ERA	4.02	3.89

WHIP	1.33	1.18

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE
News
	The Astros are reportedly drawing trade interest in AJ Blubaugh. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	Hunter Gaddis struck out two while allowing one hit on 16 pitches in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, May 22nd
		The Guardians activated RHP Hunter Gaddis from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th
		Guardians right-hander Hunter Gaddis (forearm) is with the team for their road trip and could be activated at some point during the trip. Brenton Kemp Mon, Apr 13th
		Hunter Gaddis made a rehab appearance on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 29th
		The Guardians have placed right-hander Hunter Gaddis on the 15-day injured list due to a right forearm strain. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 25th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU			Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#124	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#165	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#397
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#266	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#195
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#196
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#204	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#391	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#170
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#235	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#100
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#330
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#321
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#281
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#248	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#259	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#122	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#153
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#262
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ KC
Mon, Apr 27th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182
Wed, Apr 29th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, May 7th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Thu, Jul 9th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Thu, Aug 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Thu, Aug 13th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Mon, Aug 24th				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Mon, Sep 14th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95

Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Hunter Gaddis (2026)

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