Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Jacob Latz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jacob Latz SP,RP - TEX	Bryan King RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 59	# 184
VBR	# 285	# 560

Projections

Strikeouts	9	5
Wins	0	0
Saves	4	0
ERA	3.73	3.86
WHIP	1.27	1.27

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 70	# 205

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 55	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 52	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 84	# 194

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 63	# 240

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 66	# 208

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


Games Played	49	51

Games Started	1	1

Innings Pitched	60.2	53.0

Wins	4	2

Losses	1	3

Saves	27	6

Blown Saves	3	4

Holds	2	12

Hits Allowed	27	57

Earned Runs	11	28

Home Runs Allowed	3	8

Strikeouts	68	44

Walks	18	19

ERA	1.63	4.75

WHIP	0.74	1.43

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


Games Played	11	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.9	5.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	7	5

Earned Runs	4	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	5

Walks	4	2

ERA	3.73	3.86

WHIP	1.27	1.27

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jacob Latz SP,RP - TEX	Bryan King RP - HOU
News
	Jacob Latz struck out two batters over 2/3 of a scoreless inning to earn the save in Tuesday’s win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Wed, Sep 2nd	The Astros optioned Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Jacob Latz struck out one batter over a scoreless inning to earn the save in a win over the Brewers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th	The Astros are calling Bryan King back up to the majors. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Jacob Latz allowed one hit and one walk while striking out two over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Sunday's win over the Angels. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	The Astros optioned LHP Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Jacob Latz walked one and struck out three over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Thursday’s 2-0 win over the Nationals. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	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
	Jacob Latz walked one and struck out two over two scoreless innings in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Bryan King allowed one hit while striking out one over one scoreless inning to earn the save in a 3-0 win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sat, May 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jacob Latz SP,RP - TEX			Bryan King RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#154	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#132
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#137
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#416
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#388
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#100	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#197	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#211
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#220	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#317	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#335
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#418
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#74
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Wed, Jun 17th				vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#183	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#242
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#152	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#321	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#265	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#143	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#173	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#253	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#173
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#387	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#387
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#197
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#58	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#44	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#302	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#58
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#197
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#205
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#224

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Jacob Latz (2026)

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