Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Jonah Tong (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 32	‐
VBR	# 179	# 773

Projections

Strikeouts	29	6
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.68	4.42
WHIP	1.26	1.36

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	# 289

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 35	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Jonah Tong SP - NYM
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	3

Games Started	26	0

Innings Pitched	155.1	10.0

Wins	13	1

Losses	5	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	133	8

Earned Runs	63	4

Home Runs Allowed	21	1

Strikeouts	161	7

Walks	34	7

ERA	3.65	3.60

WHIP	1.08	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Jonah Tong SP - NYM
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	5

Games Started	5	1

Innings Pitched	29.2	5.6

Wins	2	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	5

Earned Runs	12	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	29	6

Walks	8	3

ERA	3.68	4.42

WHIP	1.26	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Jonah Tong SP - NYM
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	The Mets are optioning Jonah Tong to Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 3rd
	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	Senga (back) could return from the injured list as soon as next week, leaving Tong without a guaranteed major-league spot. The Mets could shift him to the bullpen for a longer look against big-league hitters. Across three bulk-relief assignments this season, Tong has a 3.60 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and 7:7 K:BB over 10 innings, with walks limiting his ability to work deep into games. Bruno Mulé Wed, Jun 3rd
	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	Senga (back) is expected to return to the Mets' rotation soon, which could push Tong back to Triple-A, where he struggled earlier this season. Tong entered Wednesday as a bulk reliever behind opener Huascar Brazoban, who threw one inning, in his second such appearance of the year. Bruno Mulé Thu, May 28th
	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	Jonah Tong will make a bulk relief appearance on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	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	Jonah Tong is expected to pitch again on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
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			Jonah Tong SP - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs MIA	John King
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#165	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#193
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			vs SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ MIA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			@ NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ WSH
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Mon, May 4th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Mon, May 18th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Mon, Jun 1st				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Mon, Jul 6th				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Fri, Jul 10th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Jul 21st				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Thu, Aug 27th				vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Mon, Aug 31st				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIA
Mon, Sep 14th				vs BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Jonah Tong (2026)

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