Who Should I Trade?

Angel Zerpa for Joel Payamps (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Joel Payamps RP - ATL	Angel Zerpa RP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	1	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.09	‐
WHIP	1.36	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 433	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joel Payamps RP - ATL	Angel Zerpa RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	12	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.2	12.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	1	3

Holds	2	2

Hits Allowed	9	16

Earned Runs	8	9

Home Runs Allowed	2	2

Strikeouts	9	8

Walks	4	6

ERA	9.39	6.39

WHIP	1.70	1.74

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joel Payamps RP - ATL	Angel Zerpa RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	1.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	1	‐

Earned Runs	1	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	1	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.09	‐

WHIP	1.36	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joel Payamps RP - ATL	Angel Zerpa RP - MIL
News
	The Braves designated Joel Payamps for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, May 1st	The Brewers transferred Angel Zerpa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st
		Angel Zerpa underwent his elbow reconstruction surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th
		Angel Zerpa will undergo Tommy John surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
		Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Angel Zerpa is deciding whether or not to have Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
		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
	Joel Payamps RP - ATL			Angel Zerpa RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#344
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71	vs CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#162
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#272
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#272	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#394	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#298	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#9	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#138
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#154
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#263	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#169
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#285	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2
Mon, May 25th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#362
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#141	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#388
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#90	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#183	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Jun 16th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (3-2)	#294	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th				vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#142	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Tue, Jul 28th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#234
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#235
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#103
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#388	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#142
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#389	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#134	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#185	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#281
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Thu, Sep 17th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#78	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			vs STL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#179
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#177
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#93

Who Should I Trade?

Angel Zerpa for Joel Payamps (2026)

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