Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Woodruff for Luis Castillo (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	Luis Castillo SP - SEA
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 84
VBR	‐	# 268

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	50
Wins	‐	3
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.13
WHIP	‐	1.28

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	-

Expert Ranks

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 103	# 102

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 155	# 87

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 234	# 49

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 52	# 82

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 75	# 111

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 99	# 165

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	Luis Castillo SP - SEA
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	19

Games Started	9	16

Innings Pitched	45.1	94.2

Wins	2	3

Losses	2	9

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	27	95

Earned Runs	13	51

Home Runs Allowed	5	14

Strikeouts	47	84

Walks	10	30

ERA	2.58	4.85

WHIP	0.82	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	Luis Castillo SP - SEA
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	14

Games Started	‐	9

Innings Pitched	‐	53.1

Wins	‐	3

Losses	‐	3

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	50

Earned Runs	‐	24

Home Runs Allowed	‐	8

Strikeouts	‐	50

Walks	‐	16

ERA	‐	4.13

WHIP	‐	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	Luis Castillo SP - SEA
News
	Brandon Woodruff will undergo shoulder surgery "with the goal in mind of pitching again." Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th	Luis Castillo allowed three runs on four hits over seven innings with three strikeouts and two walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	Brandon Woodruff is expected to address the media for an update on his shoulder injury on Sunday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Luis Castillo will start on Tuesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	Brewers GM Matt Arnold says the team is "still working through" Brandon Woodruff's shoulder injury. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th	Luis Castillo allowed four runs on nine hits over five innings with four strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Friday against the Rays. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 11th
	The Brewers transferred RHP Brandon Woodruff to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	Luis Castillo allowed two runs on five hits over six innings with four strikeouts and a walk in a loss on Friday against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th
	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	Luis Castillo will start on Friday against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL			Luis Castillo SP - SEA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#150	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#51
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#57
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#22
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#128	@ LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#326
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#198
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#320
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#220
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#236
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#287	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#128
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#295
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#181
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#22	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#115	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#149	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#198
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#171	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#213
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#101	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#223
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#236
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#91
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#242	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#201
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#192
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos		@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#240	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#313
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#64
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#287
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#181	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#126	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#148
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#94	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#84	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#94	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#175
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#82
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#182	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#271
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#60
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#148
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#240	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#296
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA			vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA			vs MIN
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT			vs DET
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT			vs DET
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT			vs DET
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN			vs TB
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN			vs TB
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN			vs TB
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD			@ HOU
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD			@ HOU
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD			@ HOU
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA			@ MIL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA			@ MIL
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA			@ MIL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL			vs CHC
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL			vs CHC
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL			vs CHC
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM			vs PHI
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN			vs ATH
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC			vs TEX
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC			vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN			@ ATH
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			@ LAA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			@ COL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			@ COL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			@ COL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			vs LAA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Mon, Apr 13th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Mon, Apr 27th				@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118
Tue, May 5th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#126
Mon, May 11th				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Thu, Jun 11th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Thu, Jun 25th				@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Fri, Jul 10th				@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103
Thu, Jul 30th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PHI
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th				@ LAA

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Woodruff for Luis Castillo (2026)

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