Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Minter for Sam Bachman (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 248	# 236
VBR	# 377	# 846

Projections

Strikeouts	8	5
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.76	4.43
WHIP	1.23	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 189	# 322

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 286	# 344

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	‐	# 116

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Sam Bachman RP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	37	41

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	36.0	45.2

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	6	17

Hits Allowed	27	34

Earned Runs	7	21

Home Runs Allowed	5	6

Strikeouts	30	46

Walks	6	27

ERA	1.75	4.14

WHIP	0.92	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Sam Bachman RP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.1	5.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	7	5

Earned Runs	3	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	8	5

Walks	3	3

ERA	3.76	4.43

WHIP	1.23	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Sam Bachman RP - LAA
News
	The Minnesota Twins are acquiring left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	Sam Bachman pitched in a Arizona Bridge League on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	A.J. Minter is expected to be moved ahead of the August 3 trade deadline. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	The Angels placed RHP Sam Bachman on the 15-day injured list with right forearm radial nerve inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	A.J. Minter was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th	Sam Bachman left his appearance early on Sunday with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	The Mets are expected to activate A.J. Minter from the injured list on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th	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
	A.J. Minter will make one more rehab appearance this weekend at Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th	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
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN			Sam Bachman RP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#230	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#198	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#191	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#389
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#138	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#386
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#389	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#401
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#87
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#213
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#281	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#311
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#312	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#176	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#320	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#320	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#431
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#311	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#335
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#431	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#430	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#221	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#428	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#82
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#428	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#244
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#88
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#428
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#129	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#88
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#240	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#183	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Tue, Mar 31st				@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Thu, Apr 16th				@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Mon, Apr 20th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Mon, May 4th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Thu, May 21st				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, Jun 8th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Mon, Jul 27th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Fri, Aug 14th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Thu, Aug 20th				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Thu, Sep 24th				@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Minter for Sam Bachman (2026)

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