Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Minter for Brad Keller (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brad Keller RP - PHI	A.J. Minter RP - MIN
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 235	# 234
VBR	‐	# 488

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	6
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	3.83
WHIP	‐	1.24

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 209	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 278	# 286

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 279	# 101

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brad Keller RP - PHI	A.J. Minter RP - MIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	32	40

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	31.1	39.1

Wins	2	2

Losses	1	2

Saves	3	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	13	8

Hits Allowed	29	31

Earned Runs	14	9

Home Runs Allowed	4	6

Strikeouts	32	34

Walks	13	7

ERA	4.02	2.06

WHIP	1.34	0.97

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brad Keller RP - PHI	A.J. Minter RP - MIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	7

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	5.6

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	2

Hits Allowed	‐	5

Earned Runs	‐	2

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	6

Walks	‐	2

ERA	‐	3.83

WHIP	‐	1.24

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brad Keller RP - PHI	A.J. Minter RP - MIN
News
	Brad Keller underwent a right elbow UCL reconstruction surgery with an internal brace and flexor tendon repair. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	The Minnesota Twins are acquiring left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th
	The Phillies transferred Brad Keller to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	A.J. Minter is expected to be moved ahead of the August 3 trade deadline. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th
	The Philadelphia Phillies have placed Brad Keller on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow UCL tear. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jul 16th	A.J. Minter was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th
	Brad Keller will be activated from the injured list on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	The Mets are expected to activate A.J. Minter from the injured list on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th
	Brad Keller threw live batting practice on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th	A.J. Minter will make one more rehab appearance this weekend at Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brad Keller RP - PHI			A.J. Minter RP - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-2)	#73	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#164
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#294
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#371	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Thu, Apr 9th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#186	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#403
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#162	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28
Mon, Apr 27th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#188	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#275
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#280
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#276
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#188
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#176	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319
Thu, May 28th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Mon, Jun 1st				vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#174	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#287	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Thu, Jun 11th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Fri, Jun 19th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113	@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#346	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#207
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#210
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348
Thu, Jul 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#346	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#127	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#187
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke		vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#87	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#22	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#250
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Mon, Sep 14th				vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH	Zak Kent		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH			vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#102	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157
Mon, Sep 21st				@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL			@ SF
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			vs TEX
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#130
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Minter for Brad Keller (2026)

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