Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Kris Bubic (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 32	# 110
VBR	# 174	# 475

Projections

Strikeouts	27	9
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.69	3.50
WHIP	1.26	1.30

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	# 145

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 29	# 94

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 35	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 46	# 127

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 34	# 176

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 35	# 121

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Kris Bubic SP - LAD
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	9

Games Started	26	9

Innings Pitched	155.1	50.1

Wins	13	3

Losses	5	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	133	36

Earned Runs	63	23

Home Runs Allowed	21	4

Strikeouts	161	51

Walks	34	26

ERA	3.65	4.11

WHIP	1.08	1.23

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Kris Bubic SP - LAD
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	7

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	27.1	8.5

Wins	2	1

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	25	8

Earned Runs	11	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	27	9

Walks	8	3

ERA	3.69	3.50

WHIP	1.26	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Kris Bubic SP - LAD
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	Kris Bubic is hopeful to begin a rehab assignment in early September. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	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	Kris Bubic is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	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	Kris Bubic is expected to be back sometime around the end of August. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	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	Kris Bubic is being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Diego Sandoval Mon, Aug 3rd
	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	Kris Bubic is increasing his throwing progression. Ari Koslow 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			Kris Bubic SP - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#156
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#166
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			@ MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ CIN
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs SF
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs SF
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs SD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs SD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs SD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ SF
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ SF
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ SF
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 20th				@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Mon, May 4th				@ HOU	Steven Okert
Mon, May 11th				vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, May 18th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Mon, Jun 1st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 6th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Fri, Jul 10th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Jul 17th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Tue, Jul 21st				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Mon, Aug 10th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Aug 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CIN

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Kris Bubic (2026)

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