Who Should I Trade?

Ben Shields for Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Ben Shields SP - COL	Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang SP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
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Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	1
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.53
WHIP	‐	1.17

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

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Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Shields SP - COL	Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang SP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	‐

Games Started	‐	‐

Innings Pitched	‐	‐

Wins	‐	‐

Losses	‐	‐

Saves	‐	‐

Blown Saves	‐	‐

Holds	‐	‐

Hits Allowed	‐	‐

Earned Runs	‐	‐

Home Runs Allowed	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

Walks	‐	‐

ERA	‐	‐

WHIP	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Shields SP - COL	Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang SP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	6

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	1.6

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	2

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	1

Walks	‐	0

ERA	‐	4.53

WHIP	‐	1.17

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Shields SP - COL	Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang SP - ATH
News
		The Athletics sent RHP Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang outright to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
		The Athletics designated Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
		Zhuang posted a 4.08 ERA and 1.28 WHIP with 145 strikeouts and 35 walks across 145.2 innings at Double-A Midland in 2025, playing the entire season at that level. Oakland added him to the 40-man roster over the winter. Bruno Mulé Mon, Mar 9th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Shields SP - COL			Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang SP - ATH
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#28
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#37	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#126	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#314
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-6)	#132
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#135	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#169
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#28	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#54	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-2)	#168
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#9	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#272
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#297
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#21
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-2)	#168	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#298	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#81
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#114
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#104	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#46
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#322	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#269	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#402	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#61	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#118	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#361
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#83	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#276
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#85	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#298	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#12
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#356
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#46	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#114	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#167
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#325	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#67
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#124	vs KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#71
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#163	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#78
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#6	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#353	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#40
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#182
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#46	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#43	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#208
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#9	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#42
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#54	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#98
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#383	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#77
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#95	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#82
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#115	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#113	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#175
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (2-2)	#171	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#113	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#228	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#373
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#194	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#51
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#118	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#314	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#12
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#15	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#94
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#175	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#249
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#192	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#143
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#93	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#249	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#150
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#192
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#106	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#370	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#304
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#332	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#438
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#56
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#383
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#224	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#127	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#56	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#73
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-2)	#32	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#19	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#396	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#91	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#433
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#314
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#37	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#85
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#126	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#149
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#15	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#253
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#37
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#314
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#85	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#83	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#55
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-3)	#165	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#74
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#153
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#276
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#141	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#68
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#282	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#187
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#69
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#181	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-1)	#196
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#296	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#265
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#68	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#115
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#93	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#117
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#150	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#218
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#91
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#51	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#73
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#201	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#112
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#67	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#128
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#312	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#120	vs DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#92
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#79
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#46	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#141
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#86	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#282
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#49
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#77	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#73
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#82	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#112
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-1)	#196	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#46
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#265	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#86
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#115	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#16
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#64	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD			@ KC
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD			@ KC
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD			@ KC
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE			@ HOU
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE			@ HOU
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE			@ HOU
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH			vs MIN
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH			vs MIN
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL			vs BAL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL			vs BAL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL			vs BAL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL			@ SEA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			vs SEA
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			vs HOU
Mon, Apr 13th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Sat, Apr 25th				@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Tue, May 5th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#52
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#215
Thu, Jun 25th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#64
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#49
Thu, Jul 30th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-2)	#32
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ SEA
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Shields for Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang (2026)

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