Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Sproat for Parker Messick (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Brandon Sproat SP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 31	# 221
VBR	# 184	# 618

Projections

Strikeouts	30	11
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.68	4.52
WHIP	1.27	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 27	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 41	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 17	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 27	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	# 214

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 41	# 122

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Brandon Sproat SP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	21

Games Started	26	19

Innings Pitched	155.0	95.2

Wins	10	3

Losses	8	7

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	116	88

Earned Runs	43	56

Home Runs Allowed	14	17

Strikeouts	156	100

Walks	41	48

ERA	2.50	5.27

WHIP	1.01	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Brandon Sproat SP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	6	2

Innings Pitched	30.5	11.9

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	28	11

Earned Runs	12	6

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	30	11

Walks	9	5

ERA	3.68	4.52

WHIP	1.27	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Brandon Sproat SP - MIL
News
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Monday's 4-2 win over the Angels. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	The Brewers optioned Brandon Sproat to Triple-A Nashville. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on six hits and no walks while striking out 10 over 6.2 innings in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Giants. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 20th	Brandon Sproat allowed four earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking four over three innings in Monday’s loss to the Pirates. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th
	Parker Messick allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out six over 5.2 innings in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, Aug 14th	Brandon Sproat allowed three earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in Monday's loss to the Giants. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 28th
	Parker Messick allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over seven innings in Friday's 8-2 win over the White Sox. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th	Brandon Sproat allowed two earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out four over 4 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Mets. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 22nd
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out six over 4.1 innings in Saturday's 12-8 loss to the Diamondbacks. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 2nd	Brandon Sproat will make one start on Tuesday this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Parker Messick SP - CLE			Brandon Sproat SP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#277
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Apr 4th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#326	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Thu, Apr 30th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Thu, May 14th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sun, Jun 14th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, Jul 27th				@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#103
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th				@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs STL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Sproat for Parker Messick (2026)

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