Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Eisert for PJ Poulin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 290	‐
VBR	# 696	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	5	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.29	‐
WHIP	1.35	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 337	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 229	# 260

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	32	35

Games Started	4	11

Innings Pitched	34.1	36.2

Wins	2	3

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	3

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	2	7

Hits Allowed	36	27

Earned Runs	24	10

Home Runs Allowed	6	4

Strikeouts	40	25

Walks	12	21

ERA	6.29	2.45

WHIP	1.40	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	5.3	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	5	‐

Earned Runs	3	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	5	‐

Walks	2	‐

ERA	4.29	‐

WHIP	1.35	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Eisert SP,RP - PIT	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH
News
	The Pirates recalled LHP Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	PJ Poulin is on track to return at some point in September. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	The Pirates optioned Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Nationals transferred PJ Poulin to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	The Pirates recalled Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	PJ Poulin is expected to miss 2-6 weeks with a flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	The Pirates optioned LHP Brandon Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	PJ Poulin allowed zero earned runs on zero hits and one walk over two innings in Sunday's win over the Orioles. Jesse Garcia Mon, Jun 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	PJ Poulin will open for the Nationals on Tuesday against the Phillies. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
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			PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#67
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#94
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#309	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#335
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#165
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#353
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#343
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#210	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#428
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#423
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#121
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#86
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs PHI
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ STL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ DET
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs NYM
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Mon, May 18th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#199
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Fri, Jul 10th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Tue, Jul 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Eisert for PJ Poulin (2026)

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