Who Should I Trade?

Alex Vesia for Brandon Eisert (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 164	# 290
VBR	# 343	# 675

Projections

Strikeouts	10	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.79	4.29
WHIP	1.21	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 153	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 137	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 154	# 337

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 287	# 229

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	63	34

Games Started	0	4

Innings Pitched	50.0	36.0

Wins	1	2

Losses	1	2

Saves	3	0

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	18	2

Hits Allowed	28	38

Earned Runs	17	24

Home Runs Allowed	4	6

Strikeouts	62	41

Walks	31	12

ERA	3.06	6.00

WHIP	1.18	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.5	6.7

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	7	7

Earned Runs	4	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	10	6

Walks	4	2

ERA	3.79	4.29

WHIP	1.21	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
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 Pirates recalled LHP Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	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	The Pirates optioned Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	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 Pirates recalled Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Alex Vesia was preparing to face live hitters on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th	The Pirates optioned LHP Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
		The Pittsburgh Pirates are acquiring infielder Jacob Gonzalez and left-handed reliever Brandon Eisert from the Chicago White Sox for the 34th pick in tomorrow's draft and left-handed reliever Jaden Woods. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD			Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#154
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#179
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#255	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#420	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#307
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#255
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#283
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#157	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#211	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#181	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#393
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#183	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#249
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#323	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#302	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#263	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#274	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#174
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#182
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#283	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#130	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#74	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#144
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#378	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#144	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#173
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ DET
Sun, Mar 29th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160
Thu, May 7th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Sat, Jul 18th				@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#246
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422

Who Should I Trade?

Alex Vesia for Brandon Eisert (2026)

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