Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Javier Assad (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 32	‐
VBR	# 197	# 742

Projections

Strikeouts	24	7
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.59	4.43
WHIP	1.26	1.40

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 29	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 35	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 46	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 34	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 35	# 110

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


Games Played	27	22

Games Started	27	10

Innings Pitched	160.1	83.1

Wins	14	6

Losses	5	1

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	139	71

Earned Runs	65	32

Home Runs Allowed	21	15

Strikeouts	164	55

Walks	35	21

ERA	3.65	3.46

WHIP	1.09	1.10

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


Games Played	5	8

Games Started	5	1

Innings Pitched	24.7	9.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	23	9

Earned Runs	10	4

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	24	7

Walks	7	3

ERA	3.59	4.43

WHIP	1.26	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
News
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed two runs on six hits over five innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a win on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	The Cubs optioned RHP Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd
	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	The Cubs recalled Javier Assad from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	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 optioned Javier Assad to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	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	Javier Assad allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out three across 5.2 innings in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th
	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	Javier Assad allowed one run on six hits and two walks while striking out six across 4.1 innings in Thursday's 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 31st
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			Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#233
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#216
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#141
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#183
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#309	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#422
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#343
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#210	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#417
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#178
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#37
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
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 (6-10)	#55
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#428
Mon, May 18th				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Fri, Jul 10th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Tue, Jul 21st				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Javier Assad (2026)

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