Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Eisert for Kevin Kelly (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 226	# 290
VBR	# 385	# 696

Projections

Strikeouts	8	5
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.75	4.29
WHIP	1.26	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 132	# 337

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 220	# 229

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


Games Played	59	32

Games Started	0	4

Innings Pitched	63.2	34.1

Wins	6	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	28	2

Hits Allowed	42	36

Earned Runs	14	24

Home Runs Allowed	5	6

Strikeouts	50	40

Walks	11	12

ERA	1.98	6.29

WHIP	0.83	1.40

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


Games Played	12	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	9.5	5.3

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	9	5

Earned Runs	4	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	8	5

Walks	2	2

ERA	3.75	4.29

WHIP	1.26	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
News
	Kevin Kelly pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals to earn his third save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jun 21st	The Pirates recalled LHP Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Kevin Kelly recorded his second save of the season in Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, tossing a 1-2-3 10th inning. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Apr 5th	The Pirates optioned Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Kevin Kelly was called upon to record the final out against Blake Perkins and secured the save on five pitches, inducing a game-ending groundout to preserve a 3-2 win for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Milwaukee Brewers and earn his first save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 31st	The Pirates recalled Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Kevin Kelly and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a $925K contract in 2026 to avoid arbitration. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th	The Pirates optioned LHP Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
		The Pittsburgh Pirates are acquiring infielder Jacob Gonzalez and left-handed reliever Brandon Eisert from the Chicago White Sox for the 34th pick in tomorrow's draft and left-handed reliever Jaden Woods. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB			Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Mon, Apr 13th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Sat, May 9th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, May 14th				vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sat, May 23rd				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#309
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Mon, Jun 29th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#343
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#139	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#210
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#236	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#424	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#121	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ DET
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#320
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#250
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Eisert for Kevin Kelly (2026)

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