Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Patrick Sandoval (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 32	‐
VBR	# 165	# 445

Projections

Strikeouts	31	25
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.61	4.21
WHIP	1.25	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

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	# 443

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 35	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Patrick Sandoval SP - BOS
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	8

Games Started	26	8

Innings Pitched	155.1	39.2

Wins	13	1

Losses	5	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	133	52

Earned Runs	63	20

Home Runs Allowed	21	5

Strikeouts	161	41

Walks	34	18

ERA	3.65	4.54

WHIP	1.08	1.76

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Patrick Sandoval SP - BOS
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	7

Games Started	6	5

Innings Pitched	30.8	27.8

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	29	27

Earned Runs	12	13

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	31	25

Walks	9	12

ERA	3.61	4.21

WHIP	1.25	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Patrick Sandoval SP - BOS
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	Patrick Sandoval allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	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	Patrick Sandoval allowed seven earned runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out six over four innings in Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Pirates. Chris Schommer 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	Patrick Sandoval allowed two earned runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th
	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	Patrick Sandoval allowed two earned runs on six hits and four walks while striking out five over five innings in Tuesday’s win over the White Sox. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 5th
	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	Patrick Sandoval allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over five innings in Wednesday’s win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th
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			Patrick Sandoval SP - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#181	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ NYY
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs KC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs CHC
Mon, Apr 20th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, May 4th				@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Mon, May 18th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Mon, Jun 8th				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jul 10th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th				vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Sep 7th				vs LAA

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Patrick Sandoval (2026)

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