Who Should I Trade?

Angel Zerpa for Jake Bird (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Angel Zerpa RP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 344	‐
VBR	# 735	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	4	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.07	‐
WHIP	1.41	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 300	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 414	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Angel Zerpa RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	38.2	12.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	3	3

Holds	7	2

Hits Allowed	42	16

Earned Runs	23	9

Home Runs Allowed	6	2

Strikeouts	41	8

Walks	13	6

ERA	5.35	6.39

WHIP	1.42	1.74

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Angel Zerpa RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	3.7	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	3	‐

Earned Runs	2	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Walks	2	‐

ERA	4.07	‐

WHIP	1.41	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Angel Zerpa RP - MIL
News
	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Brewers transferred Angel Zerpa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st
	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Angel Zerpa underwent his elbow reconstruction surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th
	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Angel Zerpa will undergo Tommy John surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
	Jake Bird is being traded along with three other prospects to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Luis Garcia Jr. Diego Sandoval Sun, Aug 2nd	Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Angel Zerpa is deciding whether or not to have Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
	The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Brewers manager Pat Murphy said there is significant concern about Angel Zerpa’s left forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 29th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jake Bird RP - WSH			Angel Zerpa RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#302
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#227
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#151
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#61	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#90	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#94
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#315	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#415
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#181	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#384	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	@ LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#214
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#410	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#358	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#97
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#122	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th				@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th				@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs STL
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#284
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Angel Zerpa for Jake Bird (2026)

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