Who Should I Trade?

Ben Casparius for Ethan Pecko (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Ben Casparius SP,RP - LAD	Ethan Pecko SP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 997	# 726

Projections

Strikeouts	9	11
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.48	4.48
WHIP	1.38	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Casparius SP,RP - LAD	Ethan Pecko SP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	5	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	4.2	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	6	‐

Earned Runs	5	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Walks	4	‐

ERA	9.64	‐

WHIP	2.14	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Casparius SP,RP - LAD	Ethan Pecko SP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	7

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	9.1	12.7

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	9	12

Earned Runs	5	6

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	9	11

Walks	4	5

ERA	4.48	4.48

WHIP	1.38	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Casparius SP,RP - LAD	Ethan Pecko SP - HOU
News
	The reportes plan is for Ben Casparius to enter spring training as a reliever with the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 2nd	Astros GM Dana Brown mentioned prospect Ethan Pecko as an option to replace Mike Burrows in the starting rotation. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Casparius SP,RP - LAD			Ethan Pecko SP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#141
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#200	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#367
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#62	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#437
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#277
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#103	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#31	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#111	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#438	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#437	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#30	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#309
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#164	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#189	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#63
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#186	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#227
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#300	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#56	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#30
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#421	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#103
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#277	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#438	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#264	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#129
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#349
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171	@ KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#226
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#87	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#77
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#163	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88	vs DET	Drew Anderson	#102
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#305	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#83
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#227	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#74
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#236	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#300
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#214	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#175	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#146
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#277	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-1)	#288	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#62
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#319
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#79	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#103
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#198	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#81
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY			vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#276
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#69	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#31	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#87
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#405
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA			@ LAA
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA			@ LAA
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC			vs TOR
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC			vs TOR
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC			vs TOR
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI			@ SD
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI			@ SD
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI			@ SD
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC			@ SF
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC			@ SF
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC			@ SF
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH			vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ ATH
Sun, Mar 29th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106
Sat, Jul 18th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Casparius for Ethan Pecko (2026)

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