Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Kay for Steven Okert (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS	Steven Okert RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 212	# 255
VBR	# 451	# 651

Projections

Strikeouts	12	4
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.49	4.11
WHIP	1.45	1.24

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 212	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 111	# 291

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 310	# 182

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS	Steven Okert RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	29	68

Games Started	27	1

Innings Pitched	141.0	67.2

Wins	9	6

Losses	8	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	21

Hits Allowed	142	45

Earned Runs	71	16

Home Runs Allowed	20	7

Strikeouts	116	68

Walks	50	14

ERA	4.53	2.13

WHIP	1.36	0.87

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS	Steven Okert RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	5

Games Started	3	0

Innings Pitched	15.4	3.6

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	16	3

Earned Runs	8	2

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	12	4

Walks	6	1

ERA	4.49	4.11

WHIP	1.45	1.24

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS	Steven Okert RP - HOU
News
	Anthony Kay allowed five earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out three over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Twins. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th	Steven Okert (hamstring) was placed on the IL ahead of Friday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 4th
	Anthony Kay allowed five earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five over 4 2/3 innings in Monday’s loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 1st	The Astros will have Steven Okert open against the Dodgers on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
	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	Steven Okert and the Houston Astros have avoided arbitration and Okert will make $2.325 million in 2026. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th
	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
	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
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS			Steven Okert RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#177	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#124
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#165
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#192	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#397
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#194	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#266
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#353	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#194	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#176	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#204
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#391
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#347	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#235
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#153	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#170	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#123	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#248
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#259
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#122
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#123	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#90	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ ATH
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#147
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Kay for Steven Okert (2026)

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