Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Zac Gallen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 32	# 159
VBR	# 216	# 489

Projections

Strikeouts	20	9
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.71	4.68
WHIP	1.27	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	# 170

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 29	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 35	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 46	# 86

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 34	# 217

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 35	# 231

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Zac Gallen SP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	19

Games Started	28	19

Innings Pitched	165.1	98.0

Wins	14	3

Losses	6	9

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	146	123

Earned Runs	68	72

Home Runs Allowed	22	18

Strikeouts	173	61

Walks	35	31

ERA	3.70	6.61

WHIP	1.09	1.57

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Zac Gallen SP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	2

Games Started	4	2

Innings Pitched	20.2	11.1

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	19	11

Earned Runs	8	6

Home Runs Allowed	2	2

Strikeouts	20	9

Walks	6	4

ERA	3.71	4.68

WHIP	1.27	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Zac Gallen SP - ARI
News
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed three runs on seven hits over five innings with nine strikeouts in a loss on Saturday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th	Zac Gallen will pitch in a simulated game on Friday at Salt River Fields in Arizona. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd
	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	Zac Gallen threw 45 pitches in a bridge camp game in Arizona on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	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	Zac Gallen will face hitters in a simulated game on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	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	Zac Gallen threw a 33-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	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	Zac Gallen has progressed to throwing out to 120 feet. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT			Zac Gallen SP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#225
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#134	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#177
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#118
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#410
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#284	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#228	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#297
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#357
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#226	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#146	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#371
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#151
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ SD
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Mon, May 18th				vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Fri, Jul 10th				@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Fri, Jul 17th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Tue, Jul 21st				vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Mon, Aug 31st				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Mon, Sep 14th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69

Who Should I Trade?

Braxton Ashcraft for Zac Gallen (2026)

ExpertRecommendation

Expert
Recommendation