Who Should I Trade?

Austin Gomber for Cristian Javier (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cristian Javier SP - HOU	Austin Gomber SP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 218	‐
VBR	# 599	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	34	14
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.84	5.90
WHIP	1.43	1.50

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 178	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 181	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 369	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cristian Javier SP - HOU	Austin Gomber SP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	7	‐

Games Started	4	‐

Innings Pitched	16.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	21	‐

Earned Runs	17	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	14	‐

Walks	15	‐

ERA	9.37	‐

WHIP	2.20	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cristian Javier SP - HOU	Austin Gomber SP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	21	18

Games Started	4	4

Innings Pitched	37.6	20.6

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	35	26

Earned Runs	20	14

Home Runs Allowed	6	4

Strikeouts	34	14

Walks	17	6

ERA	4.84	5.90

WHIP	1.43	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cristian Javier SP - HOU	Austin Gomber SP - ATL
News
	Cristian Javier allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four over three innings in Sunday's loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 12th	Austin Gomber has signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves. He was released by the Texas Rangers on their minor league pact earlier in the day. David Leisering Sat, May 16th
	The Astros activated RHP Cristian Javier from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Rangers reassigned LHP Austin Gomber to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters Cristian Javier will pitch in relief when he returns. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st	Left-hander Austin Gomber will not make the Rangers Opening Day roster, according to general manager Chris Young. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th
	The Astros could activate Cristian Javier from the injured list this weekend. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th	Austin Gomber has signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers. Gomber's contract includes an invitation to Spring Training next month. David Leisering Sun, Jan 25th
	Cristian Javier will make his next rehab start for Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cristian Javier SP - HOU			Austin Gomber SP - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#183	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#392	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#69
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#236
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#173
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#236
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#295	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53
Wed, Apr 29th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#93	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#312
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#73	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#38
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#96
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#226	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#112	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#168
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#376
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#173
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#237	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#51	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#162
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#106	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#356	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#125
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#223
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#97	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#80
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#358	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#184
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#129
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#78	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-2)	#206
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#142
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#233
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#84
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#167	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#308	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#148	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#51
Thu, Jul 9th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#325	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#86	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#87	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#325
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109	vs SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#142
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#215
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#85	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#411	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#157
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#99	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#80
Thu, Jul 30th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#308
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jordan Montgomery	#165	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#148
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#86	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR			vs MIA
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR			vs MIA
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD			@ NYY
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF			vs NYM
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF			vs NYM
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA			vs ARI
Mon, Aug 17th				@ MIN
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA			@ MIN
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA			@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH			@ MIL
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM			vs COL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM			vs COL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM			vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS			vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS			@ WSH
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Mon, Sep 7th				@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs TB
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI			vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs PHI
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ MIA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#86
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#99
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson	#107
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#100
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#112
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Gomber for Cristian Javier (2026)

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