Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Eisert for Cole Sulser (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	Cole Sulser RP - TB
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 292	# 338
VBR	# 690	# 641

Projections

Strikeouts	4	5
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.22	4.20
WHIP	1.34	1.28

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 341	# 324

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 229	# 335

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	Cole Sulser RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	44

Games Started	4	2

Innings Pitched	38.1	49.1

Wins	3	1

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	2	11

Hits Allowed	38	49

Earned Runs	24	25

Home Runs Allowed	6	7

Strikeouts	46	49

Walks	12	15

ERA	5.63	4.56

WHIP	1.30	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	Cole Sulser RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	4.7	5.7

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	5	5

Earned Runs	2	3

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	4	5

Walks	2	2

ERA	4.22	4.20

WHIP	1.34	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	Cole Sulser RP - TB
News
	The Pirates recalled LHP Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Cole Sulser started his rehab assignment on August 19. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	The Pirates recalled LHP Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Cole Sulser is expected to be cleared for a rehab assignment soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	The Pirates optioned Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Rays placed RHP Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list with lower back spasms. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	The Pirates recalled Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Rays activated RHP Cole Sulser from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
	The Pirates optioned LHP Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	Cole Sulser has begun throwing live batting practice and is reportedly doing well, according to Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash. Cash indicated Sulser could return to the active roster “pretty soon” if his progression continues without setbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT			Cole Sulser RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#405	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#38	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#266
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#176	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#405
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#274	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#347
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#353
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#286	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#352	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#193
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#221	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#179
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#122	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#304	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#402
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#16	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#129	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#147	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#212
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#104
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#234	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#199
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#90
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#402
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ PHI
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Mon, May 18th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#320
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Fri, Jul 17th				@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Tue, Jul 21st				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Mon, Aug 31st				vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#304

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Eisert for Cole Sulser (2026)

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