Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Causey for Porter Hodge (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	A.J. Causey RP - ATH	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
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Injury Alert	MiLB	IL60

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Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	A.J. Causey RP - ATH	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
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Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	A.J. Causey RP - ATH	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
2026 Projections


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Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	A.J. Causey RP - ATH	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
News
	The Athletics reassigned RHP A.J. Causey to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 2nd	The Cubs transferred RHP Porter Hodge to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	The Athletics acquired A.J. Causey from the Royals in exchange for Mitch Spence. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 12th	Porter Hodge underwent reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Apr 22nd
		Porter Hodge will undergo season-ending UCL surgery on his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th
		Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said that the goal is for Porter Hodge to begin playing catch around April 1. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 24th
		Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Porter Hodge will begin the season on the injured list with a right elbow flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 8th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	A.J. Causey RP - ATH			Porter Hodge RP - CHC
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#327
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#296	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#126	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#175
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#185	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#225	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#198	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#22	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#163
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#57
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#107	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#147	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#147
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#407	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#213	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#128	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#266
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#148
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#152
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#295
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#192	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#407
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#242
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#115	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#57	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#102	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#91
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#240	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#49	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#175
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#81
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#296	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#171
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78	vs SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#167
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#161	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#271	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#176	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#94
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#213	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#64	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#194	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#275	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#49
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#229	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#134	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#146	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#57
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET			vs NYY
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET			vs NYY
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN			vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS			@ KC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS			@ KC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS			@ KC
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX			vs STL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX			vs STL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX			vs STL
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC			vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC			vs CWS
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC			vs CWS
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU			@ SEA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU			@ SEA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU			@ SEA
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			vs PIT
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#64
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#414
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Causey for Porter Hodge (2026)

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