Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Colin Rea (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Colin Rea SP,RP - CHC	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 201	‐
VBR	# 551	# 420

Projections

Strikeouts	10	11
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.42	3.64
WHIP	1.35	1.29

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 210	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 118	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 243	# 192

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Colin Rea SP,RP - CHC	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	22

Games Started	19	0

Innings Pitched	124.2	18.2

Wins	8	1

Losses	8	3

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	6

Hits Allowed	125	24

Earned Runs	63	13

Home Runs Allowed	20	2

Strikeouts	92	21

Walks	44	10

ERA	4.55	6.27

WHIP	1.36	1.82

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Colin Rea SP,RP - CHC	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	12

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	12.7	9.9

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	13	9

Earned Runs	6	4

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	10	11

Walks	4	4

ERA	4.42	3.64

WHIP	1.35	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Colin Rea SP,RP - CHC	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU
News
	Colin Rea allowed two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out seven across six innings in Sunday's 2-1 loss against the New York Yankees. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd	The Astros activated Bennett Sousa from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Colin Rea allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out two across six innings in Tuesday's 10-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 29th	Bennett Sousa is scheduled to make a rehab appearance on Sunday for Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Colin Rea allowed three earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out six across six innings in Friday's 5-2 loss against the Minnesota Twins. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 18th	The Astros transferred LHP Bennett Sousa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Colin Rea allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two across 5.1 innings in Wednesday's 9-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 8th	Bennett Sousa is continuing to advance in his throwing progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th
	Colin Rea allowed two runs on six hits and three runs while striking out five across five innings in Wednesday's 23-3 win over the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jul 2nd	Bennett Sousa began a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Colin Rea SP,RP - CHC			Bennett Sousa RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Apr 4th				@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Colin Rea (2026)

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