Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Eisert for Graham Ashcraft (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 292	‐
VBR	# 789	# 520

Projections

Strikeouts	4	6
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.22	3.77
WHIP	1.44	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 341	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 229	# 326

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	34	28

Games Started	4	0

Innings Pitched	36.0	29.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	2	11

Hits Allowed	38	19

Earned Runs	24	11

Home Runs Allowed	6	2

Strikeouts	41	34

Walks	12	18

ERA	6.00	3.41

WHIP	1.39	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	4.0	6.7

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	4	6

Earned Runs	2	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	4	6

Walks	2	3

ERA	4.22	3.77

WHIP	1.44	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
News
	The Pirates recalled LHP Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Graham Ashcraft was activated from the IL ahead of Sunday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Sep 6th
	The Pirates recalled LHP Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Graham Ashcraft is beginning a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	The Pirates optioned Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Graham Ashcraft threw a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	The Pirates recalled Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Graham Ashcraft threw 20 pitches in a bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	The Pirates optioned LHP Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	Graham Ashcraft is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd
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			Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#42	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#282
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#202
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#376	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#376
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#230	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#204
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#101	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#140	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ TOR
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Apr 20th				@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#371
Mon, May 4th				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Mon, May 18th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, Jul 10th				vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Fri, Jul 17th				@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306
Tue, Jul 21st				@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Mon, Sep 7th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Eisert for Graham Ashcraft (2026)

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