Who Should I Trade?

Bryan Baker for Carter Baumler (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 37	‐
VBR	# 167	# 980

Projections

Strikeouts	12	3
Wins	1	0
Saves	5	0
ERA	3.49	4.60
WHIP	1.19	1.54

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 41	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 35	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 29	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 44	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 48	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 62	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	56	4

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	54.0	5.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	39	0

Blown Saves	3	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	30	4

Earned Runs	9	2

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	60	6

Walks	17	6

ERA	1.50	3.18

WHIP	0.87	1.76

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.5	3.4

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	5	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	8	3

Earned Runs	4	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	12	3

Walks	4	2

ERA	3.49	4.60

WHIP	1.19	1.54

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
News
	Bryan Baker allowed one walk and no hits in the ninth inning of Saturday's 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres to notch his ninth save of August. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	The Rangers transferred Carter Baumler to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Bryan Baker allowed one hit and hit one batter while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Monday's 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 24th	Carter Baumler has been shut down from his minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th
	Bryan Baker tossed a scoreless ninth inning while striking out one batter in Wednesday’s 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, recording his 36th save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	The Rangers sent Carter Baumler on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
	Bryan Baker allowed no runs on one hit and no walks in the ninth inning of Saturday's 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners, picking up his 34th save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 9th	Carter Baumler threw a live batting practice session on Monday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 22nd
	Bryan Baker allowed one earned run on one hit while striking out three in the ninth inning of Friday's 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners, earning his 33rd save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 8th	The Rangers placed RHP Carter Baumler on the 15-day injured list with a right intercostal strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 5th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryan Baker RP - TB			Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#248
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#85
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#248
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#139
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#290
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#320	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#298
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#139	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#250	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#273
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#236	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#221
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#424	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#303
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#255
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#232
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#121	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#37
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Sat, May 9th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Sat, May 23rd				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan Baker for Carter Baumler (2026)

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