Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Jordan Wicks (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 572	# 888

Projections

Strikeouts	6	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.96	4.52
WHIP	1.28	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 208	# 354

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


Games Played	26	4

Games Started	1	2

Innings Pitched	23.0	10.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	3	2

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	8	0

Hits Allowed	27	18

Earned Runs	15	12

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	25	8

Walks	15	2

ERA	5.87	10.45

WHIP	1.83	1.94

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


Games Played	8	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.4	2.0

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	6	2

Earned Runs	3	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	6	2

Walks	3	1

ERA	3.96	4.52

WHIP	1.28	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
News
	The Astros activated Bennett Sousa from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	The Cubs optioned Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Bennett Sousa is scheduled to make a rehab appearance on Sunday for Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Cubs optioned LHP Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	The Astros transferred LHP Bennett Sousa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Cubs recalled LHP Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
	Bennett Sousa is continuing to advance in his throwing progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th	The Cubs have optioned right-hander Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd
	Bennett Sousa began a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th	Jordan Wicks allowed three runs on four hits with one strikeout in two innings as the Cubs dropped a 5-1 decision to the Cardinals on Sunday night. David Leisering Sun, May 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU			Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#394
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#202
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#258	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#393	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#389
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#115
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Wed, Apr 29th				@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#337
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Thu, Jul 9th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#176

Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Jordan Wicks (2026)

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