Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Painter for Edward Cabrera (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Andrew Painter SP - PHI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 124	# 235
VBR	# 419	# 538

Projections

Strikeouts	12	17
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.27	4.72
WHIP	1.32	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 85	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 73	# 141

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 159	# 269

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 151	# 457

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Andrew Painter SP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	15	20

Games Started	15	18

Innings Pitched	76.0	98.1

Wins	5	3

Losses	5	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	78	104

Earned Runs	48	65

Home Runs Allowed	15	17

Strikeouts	67	85

Walks	32	37

ERA	5.68	5.95

WHIP	1.45	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Andrew Painter SP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	4

Games Started	1	4

Innings Pitched	11.8	20.6

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	10	21

Earned Runs	6	11

Home Runs Allowed	1	3

Strikeouts	12	17

Walks	5	8

ERA	4.27	4.72

WHIP	1.32	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Andrew Painter SP - PHI
News
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said the "working plan" is to have Edward Cabrera return as a reliever. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Andrew Painter gave up three runs on two hits and three walks while striking out six over six innings in Friday's 5-3 win against the Angels. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Aug 29th
	The Cubs placed Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list with a blister. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Andrew Painter allowed one earned run on five hits and no walks while striking out eight over seven innings in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Aug 23rd
	Edward Cabrera developed a blister on his right middle finger during his start Sunday, but he is optimistic he’ll be able to make his next start. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Andrew Painter allowed five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two over five frames in Sunday's 7-5 win against the Twins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 17th
	Edward Cabrera allowed seven runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two across 3.2 innings in Sunday's 11-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th	Andrew Painter gave up two runs on just two hits and three walks while striking out six over 5 1/3 innings in Monday's 6-5 win against the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 11th
	The Cubs activated Edward Cabrera from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Andrew Painter is good to go on Monday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC			Andrew Painter SP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#82
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Sat, Apr 4th				@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#376
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#233	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#216	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#141	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Thu, Apr 30th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#428	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#215
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#335
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#230
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#295
Mon, Jun 8th				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#422	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Thu, Jun 18th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Sun, Jun 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#417	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Mon, Aug 10th				@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#178	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#37	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ ARI	Kade Strowd
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs HOU
Thu, Sep 10th				vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ ATL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ ATL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ WSH
Thu, Sep 17th				@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs TB
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#183
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Painter for Edward Cabrera (2026)

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