Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Quinn Priester (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 30	‐
VBR	# 191	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	58	‐
Wins	4	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.72	‐
WHIP	1.27	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	OUT

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 26	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 29	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 51	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 46	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 24	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 35	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	‐

Games Started	20	‐

Innings Pitched	116.1	‐

Wins	9	‐

Losses	4	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	108	‐

Earned Runs	51	‐

Home Runs Allowed	16	‐

Strikeouts	130	‐

Walks	28	‐

ERA	3.95	‐

WHIP	1.17	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	‐

Games Started	10	‐

Innings Pitched	57.8	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	54	‐

Earned Runs	24	‐

Home Runs Allowed	7	‐

Strikeouts	58	‐

Walks	17	‐

ERA	3.72	‐

WHIP	1.27	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
News
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed eight runs (seven earned) on nine hits over three innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Monday against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	Quinn Priester underwent surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	Braxton Ashcraft will start on Saturday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th	Quinn Priester told reporters he will undergo decompression surgery on Monday and miss the remainder of the season. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	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	Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester (shoulder) will visit a specialist to decide on his next steps. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jun 12th
	Friday’s contest between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates has been postponed due to inclement weather. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 10th	Quinn Priester returned from his rehab assignment to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League and remains on the injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 11th
	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	Quinn Priester will throw five innings or 70-75 pitches in a rehab start on Saturday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
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			Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#194
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#66	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#409	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#118
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#130
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#120	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#191
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#288	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#132	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#135
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#168	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#288
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#78
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#109
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#99
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#99	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#225	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#241
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#241	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#184
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#300	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#197	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#66
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#309	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#308	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#299	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#168
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#114	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#167	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#16
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#177
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#48	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM			vs MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA			@ SD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA			@ SD
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL			vs TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs STL
Mon, May 4th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Mon, May 18th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Tue, Jul 21st				vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#152
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SEA
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CHC
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Quinn Priester (2026)

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