Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Steven Okert (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Steven Okert RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 184	# 242
VBR	# 683	# 497

Projections

Strikeouts	5	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.08	3.58
WHIP	1.34	1.23

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 205	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 194	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 208	# 291

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	# 157

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Steven Okert RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	51	68

Games Started	1	1

Innings Pitched	53.0	67.2

Wins	2	6

Losses	3	2

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	4	1

Holds	12	21

Hits Allowed	57	45

Earned Runs	28	16

Home Runs Allowed	8	7

Strikeouts	44	68

Walks	19	14

ERA	4.75	2.13

WHIP	1.43	0.87

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Steven Okert RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.7	6.3

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	5	5

Earned Runs	3	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	5	7

Walks	2	2

ERA	4.08	3.58

WHIP	1.34	1.23

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Steven Okert RP - HOU
News
	Bryan King was called up from Triple-A ahead of Friday's game against the Diamondbacks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 4th	Steven Okert (hamstring) was placed on the IL ahead of Friday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 4th
	The Astros optioned Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Astros will have Steven Okert open against the Dodgers on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
	The Astros are calling Bryan King back up to the majors. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Steven Okert and the Houston Astros have avoided arbitration and Okert will make $2.325 million in 2026. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th
	The Astros optioned LHP Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	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
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			Steven Okert RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#151	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#151
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#402	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#402
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#313	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#313
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#199	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#199
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#306	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#306
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#409	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#409
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#265	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#265
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#352	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#352
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#192	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#192
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#230	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#230
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Steven Okert (2026)

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