Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Rhett Lowder (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 32	# 189
VBR	# 197	# 541

Projections

Strikeouts	24	17
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.59	4.66
WHIP	1.26	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	# 168

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 29	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 35	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 46	# 165

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 34	# 427

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 35	# 178

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	24

Games Started	27	21

Innings Pitched	160.1	112.0

Wins	14	6

Losses	5	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	139	120

Earned Runs	65	64

Home Runs Allowed	21	16

Strikeouts	164	88

Walks	35	43

ERA	3.65	5.14

WHIP	1.09	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	5

Games Started	5	4

Innings Pitched	24.7	21.9

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	23	22

Earned Runs	10	11

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	24	17

Walks	7	8

ERA	3.59	4.66

WHIP	1.26	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
News
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed two runs on six hits over five innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a win on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	Rhett Lowder allowed three earned runs on six hits and no walks while striking out five over five innings in Friday's win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th
	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	Rhett Lowder allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out one over six innings in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks. 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	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	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	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder pitched six innings of two-run ball, but took a no-decision in an eventual 3-2 win over the Pirates on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
	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	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on one hit and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th
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			Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#171
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#303
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#165
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#309	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#165
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#335
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#141
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#248
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#343	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#343
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#210	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#424
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#137
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ LAD
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ TOR
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Apr 20th				@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#249
Mon, May 4th				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Mon, May 18th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, Jul 10th				vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Fri, Jul 17th				@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Tue, Jul 21st				@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Mon, Sep 7th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Rhett Lowder (2026)

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