Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Carter Baumler (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 184	‐
VBR	# 540	# 985

Projections

Strikeouts	6	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.78	4.82
WHIP	1.26	1.50

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 205	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 194	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 208	‐

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


Games Played	52	4

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	54.0	5.2

Wins	2	0

Losses	4	0

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	4	0

Holds	12	0

Hits Allowed	58	4

Earned Runs	28	2

Home Runs Allowed	8	1

Strikeouts	44	6

Walks	19	6

ERA	4.67	3.18

WHIP	1.43	1.76

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


Games Played	8	6

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.6	3.9

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	6	4

Earned Runs	3	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	6	3

Walks	2	2

ERA	3.78	4.82

WHIP	1.26	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
News
	Bryan King was called up from Triple-A ahead of Friday's game against the Diamondbacks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 4th	Carter Baumler was sent on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	The Astros optioned Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Rangers transferred Carter Baumler to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	The Astros are calling Bryan King back up to the majors. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Carter Baumler has been shut down from his minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th
	The Astros optioned LHP Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	The Rangers sent Carter Baumler on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
	Bryan King is expected to step into the set-up role in the Astros bullpen with the return of Josh Hader. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd	Carter Baumler threw a live batting practice session on Monday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 22nd
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 King RP - HOU			Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#401	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#126
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#220	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#290
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#368
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#282	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#390	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#297
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#217
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#305
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#144
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#240
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ MIN
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Wed, Apr 29th				vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258
Thu, May 7th				@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#216
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Thu, Jul 9th				vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Thu, Jul 30th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#252

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Carter Baumler (2026)

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