Who Should I Trade?

Blas Castano for Kade Strowd (2026)

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News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Blas Castano SP,RP - COL	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1121	# 847

Projections

Strikeouts	6	10
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.40	4.31
WHIP	1.62	1.54

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Blas Castano SP,RP - COL	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	10	1

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	20.2	1.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	22	1

Earned Runs	9	1

Home Runs Allowed	4	0

Strikeouts	17	1

Walks	6	3

ERA	3.92	9.00

WHIP	1.35	4.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Blas Castano SP,RP - COL	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	15

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.5	11.0

Wins	0	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	10	11

Earned Runs	5	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	6	10

Walks	3	5

ERA	5.40	4.31

WHIP	1.62	1.54

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Blas Castano SP,RP - COL	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
News
	Blas Castano is hopeful to face hitters this week. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st	The D-backs have optioned right-hander Kade Strowd to Triple-A Reno. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jun 6th
	Blas Castano is continuing his throwing program. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	Kade Strowd complained of a "dead arm" during his Friday outing against the Washington Nationals and will undergo further testing. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 6th
	Blas Castano has begun playing catch. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 8th	The Diamondbacks recalled Kade Strowd from Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	Blas Castano is hopeful to begin throwing by Sunday. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 3rd	Strowd posted a 1.71 ERA and 1.10 WHIP across 26.1 innings with the Orioles last season and came to Arizona via trade in February with a shot at the Opening Day roster. He allowed 10 earned runs across just 7.2 Cactus League innings, however, undercutting his case. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st
	Rockies left-hander Blas Castano (pec) has yet to resume throwing. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th	The Arizona Diamondbacks are acquiring Kade Strowd, Wellington Aracena and Jose Mejia from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Blaze Alexander. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Feb 5th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Blas Castano SP,RP - COL			Kade Strowd RP - ARI
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#188
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#165	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#152
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#126
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#181
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#320
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#225	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#84
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#32
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#377	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#96	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#235	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#350
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#156
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#165
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#266	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#147	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#132
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#423	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#152	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#208	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#201
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#32
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#107
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#201
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#121
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#240
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#162	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#296	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#192	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#113	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#296
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#64
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#183
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#271
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#91	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#94
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#426	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#232	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#49	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#259
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#134	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#259	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#183
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#296	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#377
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#272	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#148	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#293	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#64	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#91
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#171	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#49
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#51
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB			vs SD
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB			vs SD
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB			vs SD
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL			vs LAD
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL			vs LAD
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL			vs LAD
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI			vs COL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI			vs COL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI			vs COL
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD			@ BOS
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD			@ BOS
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD			@ BOS
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH			vs CHC
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH			vs CHC
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH			vs CHC
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH			@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL			@ SF
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL			@ SF
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY			@ KC
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			@ SD
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Mon, Apr 13th				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77
Sat, Apr 25th				vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#377
Tue, May 5th				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, Jun 4th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC

Who Should I Trade?

Blas Castano for Kade Strowd (2026)

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