Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Abbott for Javier Assad (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 119	‐
VBR	# 372	# 566

Projections

Strikeouts	23	8
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.51	4.27
WHIP	1.39	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 82	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 99	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 117	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 91	# 110

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andrew Abbott SP - CIN	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	22

Games Started	27	10

Innings Pitched	145.1	83.1

Wins	6	6

Losses	9	1

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	135	71

Earned Runs	66	32

Home Runs Allowed	18	15

Strikeouts	114	55

Walks	68	21

ERA	4.09	3.46

WHIP	1.40	1.10

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andrew Abbott SP - CIN	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	8

Games Started	5	1

Innings Pitched	28.2	9.8

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	28	10

Earned Runs	14	5

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	23	8

Walks	11	4

ERA	4.51	4.27

WHIP	1.39	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andrew Abbott SP - CIN	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
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	The Cubs optioned RHP Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd
	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	The Cubs recalled Javier Assad from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	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	The Cubs optioned Javier Assad to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	Andrew Abbott will start on Thursday against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Javier Assad allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out three across 5.2 innings in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th
	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	Javier Assad allowed one run on six hits and two walks while striking out six across 4.1 innings in Thursday's 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Andrew Abbott SP - CIN			Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Fri, May 22nd				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, May 24th				vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Abbott for Javier Assad (2026)

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