Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Woodruff for Dylan Cease (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Dylan Cease SP - TOR	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 15	‐
VBR	# 84	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	81	‐
Wins	4	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.47	‐
WHIP	1.22	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	OUT

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 43	# 99

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 18	# 52

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 11	# 103

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 32	# 75

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 9	# 155

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 8	# 234

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Dylan Cease SP - TOR	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	9

Games Started	19	9

Innings Pitched	113.1	45.1

Wins	7	2

Losses	5	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	75	27

Earned Runs	31	13

Home Runs Allowed	7	5

Strikeouts	167	47

Walks	48	10

ERA	2.46	2.58

WHIP	1.09	0.82

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Dylan Cease SP - TOR	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	‐

Games Started	11	‐

Innings Pitched	62.7	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	50	‐

Earned Runs	24	‐

Home Runs Allowed	7	‐

Strikeouts	81	‐

Walks	25	‐

ERA	3.47	‐

WHIP	1.22	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Dylan Cease SP - TOR	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL
News
	Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease allowed five runs (three earned) on seven hits across six innings while taking the loss against the Rays on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 21st	Brandon Woodruff will undergo shoulder surgery "with the goal in mind of pitching again." Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th
	Dylan Cease will start for the American League in the All-Star game. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	Brandon Woodruff is expected to address the media for an update on his shoulder injury on Sunday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease pitched eight innings of shutout ball, allowing just one hit and three walks while striking out 11 in a win over the Giants on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th	Brewers GM Matt Arnold says the team is "still working through" Brandon Woodruff's shoulder injury. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease pitched seven shutout innings while striking out nine to earn the win over the Mariners on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th	The Brewers transferred RHP Brandon Woodruff to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th
	Dylan Cease allowed four earned runs on four hits and five walks while striking out 10 over 4 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 28th	Brandon Woodruff underwent an MRI that revealed a new injury to the anterior capsule in his right shoulder. He is seeking a second opinion before he and the Brewers determine the next course of action. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jul 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Dylan Cease SP - TOR			Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#194
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#391	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#34	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#118
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#130
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#191
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#131	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#135
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#130	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#109	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#288
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#78
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52
Thu, May 14th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#109
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#99
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#241
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#184
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#99	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#23	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#312	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#66
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#76	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#168
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#152
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#144	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#147	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#177
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL			@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU			vs PIT
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	vs PIT
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI			vs MIN
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS			@ SD
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS			@ SD
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS			@ SD
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY			vs ATL
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC			@ NYM
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CHC
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th				@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th				@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			vs STL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#34
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#78
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#150
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#286
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Woodruff for Dylan Cease (2026)

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