Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Eisert for Calvin Faucher (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	Calvin Faucher RP - MIA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 292	# 367
VBR	# 416	# 446

Projections

Strikeouts	3	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	1
ERA	3.60	4.28
WHIP	1.20	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 341	# 351

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 229	# 396

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	Calvin Faucher RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	38	66

Games Started	4	0

Innings Pitched	42.1	65.1

Wins	3	5

Losses	2	5

Saves	0	3

Blown Saves	1	5

Holds	2	17

Hits Allowed	40	50

Earned Runs	24	25

Home Runs Allowed	6	1

Strikeouts	48	69

Walks	13	36

ERA	5.10	3.44

WHIP	1.25	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	Calvin Faucher RP - MIA
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	3.0	2.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	3	2

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	3	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	3.60	4.28

WHIP	1.20	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	Calvin Faucher RP - MIA
News
	The Pirates recalled LHP Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Calvin Faucher allowed no earned runs despite issuing three walks while recording his first save of the season in Wednesday’s 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Apr 30th
	The Pirates recalled LHP Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Calvin Faucher lost his arbitration hearing against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sat, Feb 14th
	The Pirates optioned Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	The Pirates recalled Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	The Pirates optioned LHP Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT			Calvin Faucher RP - MIA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#101	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#360	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#235
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#360
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#50	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#113	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#249
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#79
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#331	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#181
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#199
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#161
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#130
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#199
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#279	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#177
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#79	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#190
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#145	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#211	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#229	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#371	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#352
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#364
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#302	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#211
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#229
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#193	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#212
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#338
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#331	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#64
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#243
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#150
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#135	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#239	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#196
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#57	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#214
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#214
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#312	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#301	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#182
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-2)	#201
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#57
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#50
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#338
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#239	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#111	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#331
Mon, Apr 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Mon, May 4th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Mon, May 18th				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Mon, Jun 1st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#251
Fri, Jul 10th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th				@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Tue, Jul 21st				@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Mon, Aug 31st				@ WSH	Will Dion (1-2)	#151
Mon, Sep 7th				vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#149
Mon, Sep 14th				@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#28

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Eisert for Calvin Faucher (2026)

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