Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Brandon Eisert (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 290
VBR	# 406	# 696

Projections

Strikeouts	9	5
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.89	4.29
WHIP	1.28	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 229

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 192	# 337

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	24	32

Games Started	1	4

Innings Pitched	20.2	34.1

Wins	1	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	7	2

Hits Allowed	26	36

Earned Runs	15	24

Home Runs Allowed	3	6

Strikeouts	22	40

Walks	13	12

ERA	6.53	6.29

WHIP	1.89	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.7	5.3

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	8	5

Earned Runs	4	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	5

Walks	3	2

ERA	3.89	4.29

WHIP	1.28	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
News
	The Astros activated Bennett Sousa from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	The Pirates optioned Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Bennett Sousa is scheduled to make a rehab appearance on Sunday for Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Pirates recalled Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	The Astros transferred LHP Bennett Sousa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Pirates optioned LHP Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Bennett Sousa is continuing to advance in his throwing progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th	The Pittsburgh Pirates are acquiring infielder Jacob Gonzalez and left-handed reliever Brandon Eisert from the Chicago White Sox for the 34th pick in tomorrow's draft and left-handed reliever Jaden Woods. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th
	Bennett Sousa began a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th	Brandon Eisert will serve as the opener for the White Sox on Friday against the Tigers. Diego Sandoval Fri, Jun 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU			Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#171	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#389	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#309
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#231	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#415	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#233	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#210
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#303	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#232	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#248	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ DET
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Wed, Apr 29th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Thu, May 7th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#343
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119

Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Brandon Eisert (2026)

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