Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Minter for Eric Orze (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Eric Orze RP - MIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 234	# 364
VBR	# 488	# 861

Projections

Strikeouts	6	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.83	4.46
WHIP	1.24	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 101	# 347

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 286	# 409

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Eric Orze RP - MIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	40	36

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	39.1	41.1

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	1	4

Holds	8	7

Hits Allowed	31	42

Earned Runs	9	26

Home Runs Allowed	6	1

Strikeouts	34	36

Walks	7	21

ERA	2.06	5.66

WHIP	0.97	1.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Eric Orze RP - MIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.6	3.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	5	3

Earned Runs	2	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	6	3

Walks	2	2

ERA	3.83	4.46

WHIP	1.24	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Eric Orze RP - MIN
News
	The Minnesota Twins are acquiring left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	Eric Orze struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, Apr 10th
	A.J. Minter is expected to be moved ahead of the August 3 trade deadline. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	Orze posted a 3.02 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 40:19 K:BB across 41.2 innings in 33 appearances with Tampa Bay last season before being traded to Minnesota this offseason. He's struggled with his control this spring, allowing five runs over 6.2 innings with an 8:6 K:BB and a 6.75 ERA. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st
	A.J. Minter was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th
	The Mets are expected to activate A.J. Minter from the injured list on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th
	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
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN			Eric Orze RP - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#164	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#164
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#294	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#294
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#403	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#403
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#275	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#275
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#280	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#280
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#276	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#276
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#188	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#188
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#207	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#207
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#210	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#210
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#187	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#187
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#250	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#250
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF			@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ SF
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			vs TEX

Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Minter for Eric Orze (2026)

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