Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Pfaadt for Brycen Mautz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI	Brycen Mautz SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 215	‐
VBR	# 296	# 755

Projections

Strikeouts	49	15
Wins	4	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.60	4.62
WHIP	1.36	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 155	# 429

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 165	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI	Brycen Mautz SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	1

Games Started	8	0

Innings Pitched	65.0	3.0

Wins	5	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	66	4

Earned Runs	34	2

Home Runs Allowed	8	0

Strikeouts	45	2

Walks	20	2

ERA	4.71	6.00

WHIP	1.32	2.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI	Brycen Mautz SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	17	16

Games Started	9	1

Innings Pitched	58.5	17.2

Wins	4	1

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	62	17

Earned Runs	30	9

Home Runs Allowed	8	2

Strikeouts	49	15

Walks	15	7

ERA	4.60	4.62

WHIP	1.36	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI	Brycen Mautz SP - STL
News
	Brandon Pfaadt allowed two runs on seven hits over six innings with one strikeout and two walks in a win on Thursday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	The Cardinals optioned LHP Brycen Mautz to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	Brandon Pfaadt allowed two runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings with three strikeouts in a win on Saturday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Brycen Mautz is available out of the bullpen in Monday's game against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th
	Brandon Pfaadt allowed two runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings with two strikeouts in a win on Saturday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	The Cardinals recalled LHP Brycen Mautz from Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th
	Brandon Pfaadt allowed four hits over five scoreless innings with six strikeouts in a win on Monday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	Brycen Mautz will make his MLB debut and start Sunday’s game against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th
	Brandon Pfaadt allowed one run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a win on Tuesday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI			Brycen Mautz SP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#67	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#193
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#246	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#196
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#79
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#147
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#292
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#85	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#160	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#156	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#288
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#125	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#359
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#124
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#419
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#125
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#105
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#224
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#205	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#269	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#204
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#359
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#192
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#205
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#269
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#230
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#46
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#73
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#73
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#331	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#22
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#292	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#156
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#158	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD			vs COL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD			vs COL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD			vs COL
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL			vs PHI
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS			@ CIN
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS			@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN			@ PHI
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			vs BAL
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			vs PIT
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ MIL
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#189
Mon, Apr 6th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171
Mon, Apr 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Fri, Apr 24th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#102
Mon, May 4th				vs MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#125
Thu, May 14th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#297
Thu, Jul 30th				vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN
Sun, Aug 30th				vs PIT
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Pfaadt for Brycen Mautz (2026)

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