Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Mike Clevinger (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Mike Clevinger RP - FA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 530	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	7	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.93	‐
WHIP	1.28	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	FA

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 192	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Mike Clevinger RP - FA
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	‐

Games Started	1	‐

Innings Pitched	23.0	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	8	‐

Hits Allowed	27	‐

Earned Runs	15	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	25	‐

Walks	15	‐

ERA	5.87	‐

WHIP	1.83	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Mike Clevinger RP - FA
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	6.7	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	2	‐

Hits Allowed	6	‐

Earned Runs	3	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	7	‐

Walks	3	‐

ERA	3.93	‐

WHIP	1.28	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Mike Clevinger RP - FA
News
	The Astros activated Bennett Sousa from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	Mike Clevinger suffered a knee injury at Triple-A Indianapolis and will miss “roughly” six weeks. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th
	Bennett Sousa is scheduled to make a rehab appearance on Sunday for Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	Clevinger has been pitching in relief at Triple-A Indianapolis this season, allowing five runs with a 9:5 K:BB across 8.2 innings. He is on the 7-day injured list with an undisclosed injury, leaving his return timeline unclear. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 15th
	The Astros transferred LHP Bennett Sousa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Pirates optioned RHP Mike Clevinger to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
	Bennett Sousa is continuing to advance in his throwing progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th	Clevinger signed a non-roster contract with Pittsburgh in February. His first spring outing came on Feb. 25, when his fastball reached 97 mph. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 3rd
	Bennett Sousa began a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th	The Pirates signed RHP Mike Clevinger to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Wed, Feb 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU			Mike Clevinger RP - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#401
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#220
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#282
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#390
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Mike Clevinger (2026)

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