Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Sam Bachman (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 236	# 307
VBR	# 811	# 579

Projections

Strikeouts	5	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.15	4.34
WHIP	1.50	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 116	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 322	# 397

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 344	# 228

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	41	55

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	45.2	88.0

Wins	1	5

Losses	2	2

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	17	9

Hits Allowed	34	68

Earned Runs	21	30

Home Runs Allowed	6	11

Strikeouts	46	89

Walks	27	35

ERA	4.14	3.07

WHIP	1.34	1.17

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.6	7.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	2

Hits Allowed	5	7

Earned Runs	3	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	5	7

Walks	3	3

ERA	4.15	4.34

WHIP	1.50	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
News
	Sam Bachman pitched in a Arizona Bridge League on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd	The Astros are reportedly drawing trade interest in AJ Blubaugh. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	The Angels placed RHP Sam Bachman on the 15-day injured list with right forearm radial nerve inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Sam Bachman left his appearance early on Sunday with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Sam Bachman pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Sunday to earn his first save of the season as the Angels defeated the Athletics, 9-7. David Leisering Sun, Jun 21st
	Sam Bachman has been battling a sickness for the past few days. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA			AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#401
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#220
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Mon, May 25th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#282
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#390
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Jul 1st				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#240	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#151	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#168	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41

Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Sam Bachman (2026)

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