Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Sean Newcomb (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Sean Newcomb SP,RP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 184	# 231
VBR	# 664	# 636

Projections

Strikeouts	7	11
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	1
ERA	3.94	3.97
WHIP	1.32	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	# 195

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 208	# 193

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 194	‐

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 205	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Sean Newcomb SP,RP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	51	49

Games Started	1	4

Innings Pitched	53.0	75.0

Wins	2	2

Losses	3	3

Saves	6	4

Blown Saves	4	1

Holds	12	10

Hits Allowed	57	54

Earned Runs	28	19

Home Runs Allowed	8	2

Strikeouts	44	68

Walks	19	27

ERA	4.75	2.28

WHIP	1.43	1.08

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Sean Newcomb SP,RP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.2	11.3

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	6	11

Earned Runs	3	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	7	11

Walks	2	5

ERA	3.94	3.97

WHIP	1.32	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Sean Newcomb SP,RP - CWS
News
	The Astros optioned Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Sean Newcomb will get the start in Wednesday’s game against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	The Astros are calling Bryan King back up to the majors. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Sean Newcomb struck out four while not allowing a hit or walk over three scoreless innings in Saturday's loss to the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 21st
	The Astros optioned LHP Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Sean Newcomb was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Yankees with a left triceps contusion. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 17th
	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
	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
	Bryan King RP - HOU			Sean Newcomb SP,RP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs COL
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 29th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Thu, Jul 9th				vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Thu, Jul 30th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Thu, Aug 6th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Sean Newcomb (2026)

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