Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Walters for Tyler Samaniego (2026)

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Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Tyler Samaniego RP - BOS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 864	# 768

Projections

Strikeouts	11	12
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.96	4.24
WHIP	1.37	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 406	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Tyler Samaniego RP - BOS
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	20

Games Started	‐	1

Innings Pitched	‐	20.1

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	3

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	1

Hits Allowed	‐	22

Earned Runs	‐	6

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	17

Walks	‐	8

ERA	‐	2.66

WHIP	‐	1.48

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Tyler Samaniego RP - BOS
2026 Projections


Games Played	13	18

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	9.5	13.9

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	8	14

Earned Runs	4	7

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	11	12

Walks	5	6

ERA	3.96	4.24

WHIP	1.37	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Tyler Samaniego RP - BOS
News
	The Guardians activated Andrew Walters from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th	The Red Sox optioned Tyler Samaniego to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	Andrew Walters had his rehab assignment paused after coming down with a viral illness. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 9th	Tyler Samaniego will open for the Red Sox on Friday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
	The Guardians placed RHP Andrew Walters on the 15-day injured list as he recovers from right lat surgery. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	The Red Sox recalled Tyler Samaniego from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th
	Walters had lat surgery last year and has been building back through bullpen sessions and flat-ground throws from 120-150 feet. He's scheduled for a live batting practice session Wednesday as his next step in the progression. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 17th	The Red Sox optioned LHP Tyler Samaniego to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th
	Andrew Walters has begun throwing bullpen sessions and tossing from 90–120 feet on flat ground. Despite the progress in his recovery from right lat surgery, he will miss the start of the 2026 season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Mar 7th	Tyler Samaniego will be called up by the Red Sox on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 20th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE			Tyler Samaniego RP - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#158
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#208
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#188
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#180
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#179
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#76	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#123	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#239	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#95
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#258
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#200	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#81	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#341	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#162	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#28
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#222	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#355
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#180
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#202	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#297	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#328
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#141
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#129	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#356
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#154	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#220
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#267	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#261
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#123
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#158	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson	#103	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#129
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#261	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#95
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#123
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#200
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#98	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#102	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#115
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#75
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#98	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#115
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#165
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#247	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#437
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#434
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#275
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#98
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#150	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#309
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#211
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#170
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#214
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#129	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#95	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#51	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#273	@ NYM	Zach Thornton (0-1)	#241
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#116	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#75
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#228	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#95	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#81
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ ATH
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#158	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM			vs CWS
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM			vs CWS
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM			vs CWS
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET			@ TOR
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET			@ TOR
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET			@ TOR
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD			@ PIT
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD			@ PIT
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF			vs ARI
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF			vs ARI
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL			vs SF
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL			vs SF
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL			vs SF
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA			@ MIA
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA			@ MIA
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA			@ MIA
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC			@ NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			@ BAL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			vs KC
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs CHC
Sat, Apr 4th				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#296
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19
Thu, May 14th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Thu, Jun 25th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19
Fri, Jul 17th				vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#146
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATH
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ARI
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Walters for Tyler Samaniego (2026)

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