Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Cole Irvin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Cole Irvin SP,RP - LAD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 457	# 1023

Projections

Strikeouts	5	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.40	4.92
WHIP	1.23	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 208	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Cole Irvin SP,RP - LAD
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	1

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	24.1	6.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	9	0

Hits Allowed	27	8

Earned Runs	15	6

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	26	5

Walks	15	3

ERA	5.55	9.00

WHIP	1.73	1.83

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Cole Irvin SP,RP - LAD
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	6

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	5.3	3.7

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	5	4

Earned Runs	2	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	5	2

Walks	2	1

ERA	3.40	4.92

WHIP	1.23	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Cole Irvin SP,RP - LAD
News
	The Astros activated Bennett Sousa from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	The Dodgers have designated left-hander Cole Irvin for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sat, Aug 1st
	Bennett Sousa is scheduled to make a rehab appearance on Sunday for Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	Cole Irvin allowed six earned runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Red Sox. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 1st
	The Astros transferred LHP Bennett Sousa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Dodgers have recalled left-hander Cole Irvin from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
	Bennett Sousa is continuing to advance in his throwing progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th	Lefthander Cole Irvin has been reassigned to minor league camp by the Los Angeles Dodgers. David Leisering Mon, Mar 16th
	Bennett Sousa began a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th	The Dodgers signed left-hander Cole Irvin to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU			Cole Irvin SP,RP - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#173
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#135	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#384	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#402	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#402
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#368	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#262	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#176
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#280	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#173
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#327	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#363
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#262
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#191
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#220
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#218	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#307
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#328
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#186
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#161	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#153
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#308	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#210	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#290	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#314
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#127
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#217
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#153	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-0)	#236
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs SD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs SD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs SD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ SF
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ SF
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ SF
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Mon, Apr 27th				vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 29th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Mon, Jun 1st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Thu, Jun 11th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175
Thu, Jul 30th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Thu, Aug 13th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77
Mon, Aug 17th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105

Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Cole Irvin (2026)

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