Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Walter for Simeon Woods Richardson (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Brandon Walter SP - HOU	Simeon Woods Richardson SP,RP - TOR
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 981

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	6
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.96
WHIP	‐	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Walter SP - HOU	Simeon Woods Richardson SP,RP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	15

Games Started	‐	10

Innings Pitched	‐	57.2

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	7

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	69

Earned Runs	‐	41

Home Runs Allowed	‐	9

Strikeouts	‐	31

Walks	‐	32

ERA	‐	6.40

WHIP	‐	1.75

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Walter SP - HOU	Simeon Woods Richardson SP,RP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	8

Games Started	‐	1

Innings Pitched	‐	8.0

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	8

Earned Runs	‐	4

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	6

Walks	‐	3

ERA	‐	4.96

WHIP	‐	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Walter SP - HOU	Simeon Woods Richardson SP,RP - TOR
News
	Brandon Walter is continuing his throwing progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th	Blue Jays right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson has cleared waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Buffalo. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th
	Brandon Walter is continuing his throwing progression this week. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th	The Blue Jays designated Simeon Woods Richardson for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Brandon Walter is continuing his throwing progression. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th	Simeon Woods Richardson is expected to join the Blue Jays in Toronto. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	The Astros have placed left-hander Brandon Walter on the 60-day injured list as he continues to recover from September 2025 Tommy John surgery. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 25th	The Blue Jays acquired RHP Simeon Woods Richardson from the Twins for cash. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 3rd
		The Twins designated Simeon Woods Richardson for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brandon Walter SP - HOU			Simeon Woods Richardson SP,RP - TOR
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#383
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#383	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#229	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#78
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#109	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#308	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#134	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#235	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#134	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#207
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#49	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#378	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#90	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#105	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#265	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#295	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#226	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson	#99
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#103
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#318
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#81
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#188	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#334	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#150	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#318	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#164
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#190
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#271	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#148
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#265	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#334
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#105	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX			vs STL
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX			vs STL
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX			vs STL
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR			@ HOU
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR			@ HOU
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD			@ PHI
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF			vs BOS
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF			vs BOS
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF			vs BOS
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA			@ TB
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA			@ TB
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA			@ TB
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH			@ NYY
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY			vs KC
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY			vs KC
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY			vs KC
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS			@ CLE
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			@ KC
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ KC
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			@ KC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs DET
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Wed, Apr 29th				vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#116
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th				@ ATH
Mon, Sep 14th				vs DET
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Walter for Simeon Woods Richardson (2026)

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