Who Should I Trade?

Alexis Diaz for Bryan King (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Alexis Diaz RP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 184	‐
VBR	# 570	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	5	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.00	5.14
WHIP	1.28	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 205	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 194	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 208	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Alexis Diaz RP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	51	‐

Games Started	1	‐

Innings Pitched	53.0	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	6	‐

Blown Saves	4	‐

Holds	12	‐

Hits Allowed	57	‐

Earned Runs	28	‐

Home Runs Allowed	8	‐

Strikeouts	44	‐

Walks	19	‐

ERA	4.75	‐

WHIP	1.43	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Alexis Diaz RP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	13

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.8	1.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	5	2

Earned Runs	3	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	5	2

Walks	2	1

ERA	4.00	5.14

WHIP	1.28	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Alexis Diaz RP - TEX
News
	The Astros optioned Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Rangers have outrighted right-hander Alexis Diaz to Triple-A Round Rock. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th
	The Astros are calling Bryan King back up to the majors. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Diaz allowed eight earned runs on three hits and four walks across 1.2 innings over three spring appearances, retiring just five of the 13 batters he faced and striking out one. He had entered camp competing for the Rangers' closer job. Bruno Mulé Fri, Mar 13th
	The Astros optioned LHP Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Bryan King is expected to step into the set-up role in the Astros bullpen with the return of Josh Hader. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
	Bryan King allowed one hit while striking out one over one scoreless inning to earn the save in a 3-0 win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sat, May 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryan King RP - HOU			Alexis Diaz RP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#130	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#138	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#416	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#386	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th				vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Thu, May 7th				@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#202
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#216	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#225
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#312
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#281	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#417	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#336
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#231	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Thu, Jul 9th				vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#319
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263
Thu, Jul 30th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#174
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#244
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#174	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#384
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#384	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#226
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ MIN
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18

Who Should I Trade?

Alexis Diaz for Bryan King (2026)

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