Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Cade Horton (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Cade Horton SP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 32	‐
VBR	# 174	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	27	‐
Wins	2	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.69	‐
WHIP	1.26	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 29	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 35	# 55

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 46	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 34	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 35	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	2

Games Started	26	2

Innings Pitched	155.1	7.1

Wins	13	1

Losses	5	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	133	4

Earned Runs	63	2

Home Runs Allowed	21	1

Strikeouts	161	4

Walks	34	2

ERA	3.65	2.45

WHIP	1.08	0.82

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	‐

Games Started	5	‐

Innings Pitched	27.1	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	25	‐

Earned Runs	11	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	27	‐

Walks	8	‐

ERA	3.69	‐

WHIP	1.26	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Cade Horton SP - CHC
News
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on four hits over six innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Monday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th	Cade Horton is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on five hits over eight innings with four strikeouts in a win on Tuesday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on three hits over nine innings with 10 strikeouts and one walk in a win on Thursday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton is looking at a “15-16 month recovery.” Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed four runs on four hits over five innings with five strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Thursday against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Cubs right-hander Cade Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on two hits over five innings with five strikeouts and one walk in a win on Saturday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Cade Horton (forearm) is scheduled to visit specialist Dr. Keith Meister in Texas on Tuesday after his MRI results came back "not clean" and "not good." David Leisering Tue, Apr 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT			Cade Horton SP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#156	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ MIL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ BOS
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Mon, May 18th				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Jul 10th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Tue, Jul 21st				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Cade Horton (2026)

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