Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Williamson for Framber Valdez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Brandon Williamson SP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 61	‐
VBR	# 186	# 1093

Projections

Strikeouts	55	9
Wins	4	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.78	4.98
WHIP	1.33	1.51

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 65	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 61	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 70	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 68	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 50	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 26	# 256

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Brandon Williamson SP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	6

Games Started	21	6

Innings Pitched	113.1	28.0

Wins	5	2

Losses	7	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	113	26

Earned Runs	57	19

Home Runs Allowed	12	4

Strikeouts	92	19

Walks	41	20

ERA	4.53	6.11

WHIP	1.36	1.64

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Brandon Williamson SP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	6

Games Started	11	1

Innings Pitched	63.8	11.2

Wins	4	0

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	60	11

Earned Runs	27	6

Home Runs Allowed	6	2

Strikeouts	55	9

Walks	22	5

ERA	3.78	4.98

WHIP	1.33	1.51

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Brandon Williamson SP - CIN
News
	Framber Valdez allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out four over five innings in Sunday's loss to the Royals. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	Brandon Williamson is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Wednesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st
	Tigers left-hander Framber Valdez allowed six earned runs on five hits and two walks across just 2/3 of an inning in a loss against the Cubs on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 22nd	Brandon Williamson is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Sunday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 12th
	Framber Valdez has been reinstated from the bereavement list by the Detroit Tigers the club announced. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	Brandon Williamson has paused his throwing program after suffering a finger injury during a workout. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jun 28th
	The Tigers placed LHP Framber Valdez on the bereavement list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	Brandon Williamson threw his first bullpen on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Framber Valdez allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out nine over seven innings in Thursday’s win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 10th	Brandon Williamson has been cleared to begin a throwing program. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, May 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Framber Valdez SP - DET			Brandon Williamson SP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#116	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#182
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sun, Mar 29th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#73	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#306
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#117	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#182	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#355
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#189
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#219	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#79
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#147
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#270	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#124
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#115
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#162	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Thu, May 7th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#117	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#292
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#157	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#238
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Sat, May 23rd				vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109
Mon, May 25th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#199	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#309
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#189	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#359
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#325
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65
Sun, Jun 14th				vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#209
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#21	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#196
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#199	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-2)	#135	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#248
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#26	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#107	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#21	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#319	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#308
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#176	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#230
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#236
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#134	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#170	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#377	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#85	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Thu, Jul 30th				vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF			@ WSH
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF			@ WSH
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF			@ WSH
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE			@ CWS
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE			@ CWS
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE			@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT			vs STL
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			vs STL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			vs STL
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			@ ARI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			@ ARI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			@ ARI
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB			@ SF
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			@ SF
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			vs SD
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			vs SD
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			vs SD
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#134
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#122
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#430
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Williamson for Framber Valdez (2026)

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