Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Ryan Lambert (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 31	‐
VBR	# 157	# 801

Projections

Strikeouts	69	11
Wins	4	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.66	4.36
WHIP	1.27	1.53

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 28	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 29	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 36	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 46	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 35	# 438

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 35	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Ryan Lambert RP - NYM
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	‐

Games Started	19	‐

Innings Pitched	113.1	‐

Wins	9	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	99	‐

Earned Runs	44	‐

Home Runs Allowed	14	‐

Strikeouts	128	‐

Walks	27	‐

ERA	3.49	‐

WHIP	1.11	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Ryan Lambert RP - NYM
2026 Projections


Games Played	15	13

Games Started	12	0

Innings Pitched	67.6	10.0

Wins	4	1

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	63	8

Earned Runs	27	5

Home Runs Allowed	8	1

Strikeouts	69	11

Walks	20	6

ERA	3.66	4.36

WHIP	1.27	1.53

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Ryan Lambert RP - NYM
News
	Braxton Ashcraft will start on Saturday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th	The Mets have reassigned right-hander Ryan Lambert to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th
	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	Lambert compiled a 1.62 ERA and 1.16 WHIP with 81 strikeouts and 17 walks across 50 innings between High-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton in 2025. His professional experience has not extended beyond the Double-A level. Bruno Mulé Mon, Mar 9th
	Friday’s contest between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates has been postponed due to inclement weather. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 10th
	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
	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
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT			Ryan Lambert RP - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#117
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#347	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	@ SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#200	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#134
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#203
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#149
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#118	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#252
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#285	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#118
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#192
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#107	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#125
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#152	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#427
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#175	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#310
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#284
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#211	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#76	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#427
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#134	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#203
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#427	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#163
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#96
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#272
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#90	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#219	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#118	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#195
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#100	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#272
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#110	vs MIA	John King
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#184	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#269
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#227	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#185	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#307
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#287	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#175
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#185
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-0)	#193	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#227
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#149	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#116	@ CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#252	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#295
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#434	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#427	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-3)	#34	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#37
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#183
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#164
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#309
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#300	@ ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#227
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#240	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#120
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#91	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-0)	#197
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#309
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#27	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#37	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#123
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#118	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI			vs ATL
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI			vs ATL
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI			vs ATL
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN			vs MIA
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL			@ CLE
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM			@ PIT
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM			@ PIT
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA			@ ATL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA			@ ATL
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS			vs WSH
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET			vs SD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET			vs SD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET			vs SD
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD			@ CWS
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD			@ CWS
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD			@ CWS
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF			@ TB
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF			@ TB
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			vs SF
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			vs SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ MIA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			@ NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ WSH
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Mon, May 4th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#434
Mon, May 18th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Mon, Jun 1st				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Mon, Jul 6th				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75
Fri, Jul 10th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs MIL
Mon, Aug 31st				@ TB
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIA
Mon, Sep 14th				vs BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Ryan Lambert (2026)

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