Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Puk for Jake Bird (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	A.J. Puk RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 345	‐
VBR	# 765	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	3	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.54	‐
WHIP	1.36	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 304	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 414	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	A.J. Puk RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	38.2	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	3	‐

Holds	7	‐

Hits Allowed	42	‐

Earned Runs	23	‐

Home Runs Allowed	6	‐

Strikeouts	41	‐

Walks	13	‐

ERA	5.35	‐

WHIP	1.42	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	A.J. Puk RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	3.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	3	‐

Earned Runs	2	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	3	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.54	‐

WHIP	1.36	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	A.J. Puk RP - ARI
News
	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said A.J. Puk will be shut down for the season. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said A.J. Puk will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	A.J. Puk is scheduled to undergo an MRI on July 17 to evaluate the progress of his shoulder injury. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 10th
	Jake Bird is being traded along with three other prospects to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Luis Garcia Jr. Diego Sandoval Sun, Aug 2nd	A.J. Puk recently underwent an MRI that revealed a left shoulder capsule sprain, and he has been shut down for four weeks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 20th
	The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	A.J. Puk is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his left shoulder. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jake Bird RP - WSH			A.J. Puk RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#239
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#60	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-2)	#77	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#112
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#282
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#402
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#387	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#339
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#190	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Thu, Jul 9th				@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#311	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Mon, Aug 17th				@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#403	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#366
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#176	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#42	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94
Mon, Sep 14th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th				@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ SD
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Puk for Jake Bird (2026)

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