Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Reynaldo Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 32	# 150
VBR	# 165	# 450

Projections

Strikeouts	31	18
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.61	4.24
WHIP	1.25	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	# 123

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 29	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 35	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 46	# 175

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 34	# 165

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 35	# 144

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Reynaldo Lopez SP,RP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	24

Games Started	26	11

Innings Pitched	155.1	71.2

Wins	13	4

Losses	5	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	133	67

Earned Runs	63	29

Home Runs Allowed	21	10

Strikeouts	161	66

Walks	34	29

ERA	3.65	3.64

WHIP	1.08	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Reynaldo Lopez SP,RP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	8

Games Started	6	3

Innings Pitched	30.8	18.4

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	29	17

Earned Runs	12	9

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	31	18

Walks	9	7

ERA	3.61	4.24

WHIP	1.25	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Reynaldo Lopez SP,RP - ATL
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	Reynaldo Lopez (knee) is scheduled for another rehab outing on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 25th
	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	Reynaldo Lopez threw 50 pitches over four scoreless innings for Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	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	Reynaldo Lopez (knee) is set to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A on Sunday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Aug 21st
	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	Braves right-hander Reynaldo Lopez (knee) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th
	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	The Braves placed RHP Reynaldo López on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
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			Reynaldo Lopez SP,RP - ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#262
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#263
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#181	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs TB
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS			vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, Apr 20th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, May 4th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, May 18th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jul 10th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jul 17th				vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Tue, Jul 21st				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#162
Mon, Aug 10th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Mon, Sep 7th				@ PHI
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Reynaldo Lopez (2026)

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