Who Should I Trade?

Brent Headrick for Jake Bird (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Jake Bird RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 175	# 345
VBR	# 385	# 765

Projections

Strikeouts	8	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.57	4.54
WHIP	1.16	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 105	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 63	# 304

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 264	# 414

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	73	44

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	72.1	38.2

Wins	7	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	2	3

Holds	26	7

Hits Allowed	62	42

Earned Runs	15	23

Home Runs Allowed	4	6

Strikeouts	91	41

Walks	21	13

ERA	1.87	5.35

WHIP	1.15	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.2	3.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	6	3

Earned Runs	3	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	8	3

Walks	2	1

ERA	3.57	4.54

WHIP	1.16	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Jake Bird RP - WSH
News
		The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
		The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
		The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
		Jake Bird is being traded along with three other prospects to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Luis Garcia Jr. Diego Sandoval Sun, Aug 2nd
		The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY			Jake Bird RP - WSH
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#60
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#242	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-2)	#77
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#236	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#282	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#190
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#339	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#190	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#311
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#165	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#403
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#86	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#101	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#176
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ STL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ DET
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Thu, May 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sat, Jun 6th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Mon, Jun 15th				vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#387
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Tue, Jul 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Mon, Aug 24th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#42
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Brent Headrick for Jake Bird (2026)

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