Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Kay for Bryan Baker (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 37	# 212
VBR	# 197	# 588

Projections

Strikeouts	13	21
Wins	1	1
Saves	6	0
ERA	3.61	4.41
WHIP	1.18	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 41	# 212

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 35	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 29	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 44	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 48	# 306

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 62	# 111

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	54	27

Games Started	0	25

Innings Pitched	52.0	132.0

Wins	1	9

Losses	2	6

Saves	38	0

Blown Saves	3	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	30	130

Earned Runs	9	61

Home Runs Allowed	4	18

Strikeouts	58	108

Walks	16	47

ERA	1.56	4.16

WHIP	0.88	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	5

Games Started	0	5

Innings Pitched	11.6	26.5

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	2

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	9	27

Earned Runs	5	13

Home Runs Allowed	1	4

Strikeouts	13	21

Walks	4	10

ERA	3.61	4.41

WHIP	1.18	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
News
	Bryan Baker allowed one hit and hit one batter while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Monday's 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 24th	Anthony Kay allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over 4 2/3 innings in Tuesday's win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th
	Bryan Baker tossed a scoreless ninth inning while striking out one batter in Wednesday’s 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, recording his 36th save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	Anthony Kay allowed two earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out six over six innings in Thursday's loss to the Braves. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st
	Bryan Baker allowed no runs on one hit and no walks in the ninth inning of Saturday's 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners, picking up his 34th save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 9th	Anthony Kay allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	Bryan Baker allowed one earned run on one hit while striking out three in the ninth inning of Friday's 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners, earning his 33rd save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 8th	Anthony Kay allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Guardians. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	Bryan Baker tossed a scoreless ninth inning in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox to record his 31st save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd	Anthony Kay allowed seven hits and one walk while striking out three over 6 1/3 scoreless innings in Sunday’s win over the Rays. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryan Baker RP - TB			Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, May 9th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, May 14th				vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd				@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#256	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Mon, Jul 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Thu, Aug 6th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs COL
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Kay for Bryan Baker (2026)

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