Who Should I Trade?

Ben Shields for Joey Estes (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Ben Shields SP - COL	Joey Estes SP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 1114

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	19
Wins	‐	1
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	5.53
WHIP	‐	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Shields SP - COL	Joey Estes SP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	1

Games Started	‐	1

Innings Pitched	‐	4.1

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	5

Earned Runs	‐	4

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	4

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	8.31

WHIP	‐	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Shields SP - COL	Joey Estes SP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	18

Games Started	‐	2

Innings Pitched	‐	27.1

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	2

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	29

Earned Runs	‐	17

Home Runs Allowed	‐	6

Strikeouts	‐	19

Walks	‐	8

ERA	‐	5.53

WHIP	‐	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Shields SP - COL	Joey Estes SP - ATH
News
		The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
		Joey Estes allowed four earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 14th
		The Athletics recalled RHP Joey Estes from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
		The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 12th
		Estes made just three appearances for the A's in 2025, spending most of the season at Triple-A Las Vegas where he posted a 5.51 ERA across 80 innings. He eventually landed on the injured list with a herniated disc in his lower back to close out the year. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 10th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Shields SP - COL			Joey Estes SP - ATH
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#361
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#199
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#237
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#189
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#328
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#237	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#300	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#152
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#94	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#254	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#103
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#341	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#63	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#405
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#216
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#300	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#289
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#152	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#103
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#427	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#77
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#83
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#203
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#264
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)	#388
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#116	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#186
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#150	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#361	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#98
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#186	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#164
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#434
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#428	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#277
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#438
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#193	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#129	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#252	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#361
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#174
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#179
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#276
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#361
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#270	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#163
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#216
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#210	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#62
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#198
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD			vs BOS
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC			vs DET
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC			vs DET
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC			vs DET
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB			@ CIN
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL			@ BOS
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL			@ BOS
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL			@ BOS
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI			vs TB
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI			vs TB
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI			vs TB
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF			vs TEX
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 (9-8)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th				@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Tue, May 5th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#170
Thu, Jun 25th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Thu, Jul 30th				vs BOS
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ SEA
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Shields for Joey Estes (2026)

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