Who Should I Trade?

Alex Vesia for Kade Strowd (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 164	‐
VBR	# 349	# 932

Projections

Strikeouts	11	3
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.70	4.29
WHIP	1.22	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 153	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 137	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 154	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 287	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	1

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	47.2	1.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	3	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	18	0

Hits Allowed	26	1

Earned Runs	16	1

Home Runs Allowed	3	0

Strikeouts	59	1

Walks	31	3

ERA	3.02	9.00

WHIP	1.20	4.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.6	3.9

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	6	4

Earned Runs	4	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	11	3

Walks	4	2

ERA	3.70	4.29

WHIP	1.22	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
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 Diamondbacks optioned RHP Kade Strowd to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	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 Diamondbacks recalled Kade Strowd from Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	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 D-backs have optioned right-hander Kade Strowd to Triple-A Reno. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jun 6th
	Alex Vesia was preparing to face live hitters on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th	Kade Strowd complained of a "dead arm" during his Friday outing against the Washington Nationals and will undergo further testing. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 6th
		The Diamondbacks recalled Kade Strowd from Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD			Kade Strowd RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#224
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#226	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#298	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#258	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#121	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#360
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#147
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#191	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ SD
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, May 7th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#425
Thu, Jul 9th				@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Sat, Jul 18th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55

Who Should I Trade?

Alex Vesia for Kade Strowd (2026)

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