Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Abbott for Cristian Javier (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Andrew Abbott SP - CIN	Cristian Javier SP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 119	# 228
VBR	# 366	# 605

Projections

Strikeouts	26	24
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.44	4.77
WHIP	1.39	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 82	# 186

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 99	# 181

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 117	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 91	# 369

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andrew Abbott SP - CIN	Cristian Javier SP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	12

Games Started	27	8

Innings Pitched	145.1	40.1

Wins	6	1

Losses	9	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	135	48

Earned Runs	66	29

Home Runs Allowed	18	8

Strikeouts	114	38

Walks	68	19

ERA	4.09	6.47

WHIP	1.40	1.66

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andrew Abbott SP - CIN	Cristian Javier SP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	8

Games Started	6	4

Innings Pitched	32.0	26.3

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	31	24

Earned Runs	16	14

Home Runs Allowed	5	4

Strikeouts	26	24

Walks	12	12

ERA	4.44	4.77

WHIP	1.39	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andrew Abbott SP - CIN	Cristian Javier SP - HOU
News
	Andrew Abbott allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out six over 6 1/3 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	Cristian Javier allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out eight over four innings in Sunday's loss to the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	Andrew Abbott allowed five earned runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out three over 4 1/3 innings in Thursday's win over the White Sox. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 14th	Cristian Javier allowed two earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over four innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Angels. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th
	Andrew Abbott allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over 6 2/3 innings in Thursday's win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	Astros GM Dana Brown said Cristian Javier will likely start Tuesday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Andrew Abbott will start on Thursday against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Cristian Javier allowed four earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out two over five innings in Sunday’s loss to the Padres. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 10th
	Andrew Abbott allowed three earned runs on three hits and five walks while striking out one over five innings in Saturday's loss to the Pirates. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd	Cristian Javier allowed three earned runs on seven hits while striking out two over six innings in Monday’s loss to the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Andrew Abbott SP - CIN			Cristian Javier SP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#256
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ ATH
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Fri, May 22nd				@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Sun, May 24th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Abbott for Cristian Javier (2026)

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