Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Nathan Eovaldi (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 4 of 6 experts	33% Recommended by 2 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 29	# 34
VBR	# 104	# 157

Projections

Strikeouts	70	69
Wins	5	4
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.71	3.66
WHIP	1.18	1.27

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 27	# 28

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 45	# 46

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 18	# 35

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 25	# 35

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 40	# 29

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 76	# 46

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	19

Games Started	18	19

Innings Pitched	111.1	113.1

Wins	9	9

Losses	7	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	105	99

Earned Runs	50	44

Home Runs Allowed	19	14

Strikeouts	120	128

Walks	26	27

ERA	4.04	3.49

WHIP	1.18	1.11

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	15

Games Started	12	12

Innings Pitched	70.6	67.6

Wins	5	4

Losses	4	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	63	63

Earned Runs	29	27

Home Runs Allowed	9	8

Strikeouts	70	69

Walks	18	20

ERA	3.71	3.66

WHIP	1.18	1.27

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT
News
	Nathan Eovaldi earned the win Thursday against the Tigers after allowing three runs on six hits and one walk over five innings. He struck out nine and generated 18 swinging strikes. Eovaldi opened with four scoreless frames before surrendering two home runs in the fifth. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd	Braxton Ashcraft will start on Saturday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	Nathan Eovaldi allowed five hits and one walk while striking out nine over seven scoreless innings in Friday’s win over the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 27th	Braxton Ashcraft allowed five runs on five hits over five innings with six strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th
	Nathan Eovaldi earned the win Sunday against the Padres, allowing three runs on seven hits over six innings. He struck out a season-high nine batters. Eovaldi had his start pushed back by one day due to knee soreness and allowed all three runs in the fourth inning. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jun 22nd	Friday’s contest between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates has been postponed due to inclement weather. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 10th
	Nathan Eovaldi will start on Sunday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 20th	Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on six hits over 5 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts and two walks in a win on Saturday against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 5th
	Nathan Eovaldi was scratched from his scheduled start against the Padres on Saturday due to left knee soreness. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 20th	Braxton Ashcraft allowed five runs on five hits over six innings with eight strikeouts and one walk in a win on Monday against the Phillies. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX			Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#199	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#348
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#148	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#210	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#329
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#96
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#60	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#123	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#117
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#185	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#179	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#285
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#190
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#203	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#118	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#108
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#185	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#154
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#179	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#33	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#281	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#175
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#148
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#164	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#210
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#144	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#281	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#74
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (2-1)	#251	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#134
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#90	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#117	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#134	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Thu, May 14th				vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#269	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#296	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-2)	#101	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#283	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#228
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#133	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#90
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#336	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#219
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#184	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#117
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#194
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#47
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#110
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#184
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#269
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#232
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#187
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#287
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-0)	#192
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#257	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#110	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#116
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#244
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#313	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#296
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#433
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#236	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#46	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-3)	#34
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#228	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (0-1)	#69	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#148
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#308
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#298
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#50	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#241
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#283	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#91
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#222	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#202	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#418	@ NYY
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#223	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#281
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#167	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#27
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA			vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#37
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA			vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA			vs CHC
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA			vs ARI
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB			vs ARI
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB			vs ARI
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB			@ CIN
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU			@ CIN
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU			@ CIN
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU			@ CIN
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF			@ MIL
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF			@ MIL
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF			@ MIL
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA			@ MIA
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA			@ MIA
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA			@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH			vs DET
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH			vs DET
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS			@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS			@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS			@ SD
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL			@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL			@ STL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH			vs SF
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB			vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ DET
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#74
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#271
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#21
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Nathan Eovaldi (2026)

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