Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Ryan Weathers (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 32	# 97
VBR	# 182	# 696

Projections

Strikeouts	27	4
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.65	4.08
WHIP	1.27	1.23

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	# 146

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 29	# 91

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 35	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 46	# 108

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 34	# 120

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 35	# 89

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


Games Played	26	25

Games Started	26	25

Innings Pitched	155.1	137.1

Wins	13	5

Losses	5	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	133	130

Earned Runs	63	55

Home Runs Allowed	21	18

Strikeouts	161	143

Walks	34	38

ERA	3.65	3.60

WHIP	1.08	1.22

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


Games Played	5	3

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	26.7	4.3

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	25	4

Earned Runs	11	2

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	27	4

Walks	8	1

ERA	3.65	4.08

WHIP	1.27	1.23

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Ryan Weathers SP - NYY
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	Ryan Weathers (forearm) was placed on the 15-day IL on Sunday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros 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	Ryan Weathers exited Saturday’s contests between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays due to left forearm discomfort. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd
	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	Ryan Weathers allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 7 1/3 innings in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	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	Ryan Weathers allowed one earned run on two hits and three walks while striking out four over 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Mariners. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th
	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	Ryan Weathers allowed four hits and one walk while striking out six over six scoreless innings in Tuesday’s 2-0 win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 5th
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 Weathers SP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#295	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#174
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs COL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ MIN
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Mon, May 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Mon, May 18th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Fri, Jul 10th				@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416
Fri, Jul 17th				vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Mon, Aug 31st				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Ryan Weathers (2026)

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