Who Should I Trade?

Bryan Baker for Sawyer Gipson-Long (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 37	‐
VBR	# 197	# 851

Projections

Strikeouts	13	2
Wins	1	0
Saves	6	0
ERA	3.61	4.30
WHIP	1.18	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

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	Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET
2026 Stats


Games Played	54	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	52.0	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	38	‐

Blown Saves	3	‐

Holds	2	‐

Hits Allowed	30	‐

Earned Runs	9	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	58	‐

Walks	16	‐

ERA	1.56	‐

WHIP	0.88	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	11.6	2.5

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	9	2

Earned Runs	5	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	13	2

Walks	4	1

ERA	3.61	4.30

WHIP	1.18	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET
News
	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	Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Sawyer Gipson-Long is “not 100 percent” and is shut down from throwing. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th
	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	Sawyer Gipson-Long was pulled from his start for Triple-A Toledo on Friday due to discomfort. Ari Koslow Sat, May 2nd
	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	Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) has been activated off the 15-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Toledo. David Leisering Mon, Apr 6th
	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	Tigers right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) has been placed on the 15-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 25th
	Bryan Baker tossed a scoreless ninth inning in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox to record his 31st save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd	Tigers right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 10th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryan Baker RP - TB			Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#241
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#256	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#310
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#422
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs PIT
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, May 9th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Thu, May 14th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Thu, May 28th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jun 29th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Aug 6th				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Sep 7th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Mon, Sep 14th				@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan Baker for Sawyer Gipson-Long (2026)

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