Who Should I Trade?

Bryan Baker for Shelby Miller (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Shelby Miller RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 37	‐
VBR	# 197	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	13	7
Wins	1	0
Saves	6	0
ERA	3.61	3.91
WHIP	1.18	1.26

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	Shelby Miller RP - CHC
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	Shelby Miller RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	10

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	11.6	6.6

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	9	5

Earned Runs	5	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	13	7

Walks	4	2

ERA	3.61	3.91

WHIP	1.18	1.26

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Shelby Miller RP - CHC
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	Shelby Miller threw nine pitches over one inning for Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	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	Shelby Miller will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Iowa on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	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	The Cubs placed RHP Shelby Miller on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st
	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 Cubs are nearing a multi-year contract with free agent reliever Shelby Miller. Ari Koslow Fri, Feb 13th
	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
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryan Baker RP - TB			Shelby Miller RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#256
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			@ MIL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs PIT
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ BOS
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, May 9th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, May 23rd				vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Jun 29th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan Baker for Shelby Miller (2026)

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