Who Should I Trade?

Alex Vesia for Bennett Sousa (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 164	‐
VBR	# 387	# 420

Projections

Strikeouts	13	11
Wins	1	1
Saves	1	0
ERA	3.53	3.64
WHIP	1.26	1.29

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 153	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 137	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 154	# 192

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 287	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	60	22

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	46.2	18.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	3

Saves	3	0

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	18	6

Hits Allowed	25	24

Earned Runs	16	13

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	59	21

Walks	31	10

ERA	3.09	6.27

WHIP	1.20	1.82

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.0	9.9

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	2

Hits Allowed	8	9

Earned Runs	4	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	13	11

Walks	5	4

ERA	3.53	3.64

WHIP	1.26	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU
News
	Alex Vesia allowed no hits while walking two and striking out one in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Rays. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 18th	The Astros activated Bennett Sousa from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Alex Vesia struck out three batters on 10 pitches in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Mets. Chase Davis Wed, Apr 15th	Bennett Sousa is scheduled to make a rehab appearance on Sunday for Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Alex Vesia came in to face one batter to pick up the save in the win versus the Rangers. Chase Davis Sun, Apr 12th	The Astros transferred LHP Bennett Sousa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Alex Vesia was preparing to face live hitters on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th	Bennett Sousa is continuing to advance in his throwing progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th
		Bennett Sousa began a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD			Bennett Sousa RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#166	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ ATH
Sun, Mar 29th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sat, Jul 18th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI

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Alex Vesia for Bennett Sousa (2026)

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