Who Should I Trade?

Bryce Elder for Cody Ponce (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL	Cody Ponce SP,RP - TOR
Expert Recommendation	80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts	20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 131	‐
VBR	# 464	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	24	‐
Wins	2	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.69	‐
WHIP	1.42	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 98	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 116	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 219	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 85	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	‐	# 113

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL	Cody Ponce SP,RP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	25	1

Games Started	25	1

Innings Pitched	143.2	2.1

Wins	8	0

Losses	7	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	132	1

Earned Runs	63	1

Home Runs Allowed	22	0

Strikeouts	118	3

Walks	46	1

ERA	3.95	3.86

WHIP	1.24	0.86

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL	Cody Ponce SP,RP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	‐

Games Started	5	‐

Innings Pitched	28.7	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	30	‐

Earned Runs	15	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	24	‐

Walks	10	‐

ERA	4.69	‐

WHIP	1.42	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL	Cody Ponce SP,RP - TOR
News
	Bryce Elder gave up three runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out five over six innings in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Dodgers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Aug 26th	Cody Ponce underwent surgery on his torn ACL on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Bryce Elder gave up just one run on four hits and a walk while striking out five over six innings in Sunday's 5-3 win against the Diamondbacks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 17th	Cody Ponce will undergo ACL surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th
	Bryce Elder allowed seven runs on 10 hits and three walks while striking out four over five innings in Monday's 8-5 loss to the Mets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 11th	The Blue Jays transferred Cody Ponce to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 5th
	Bryce Elder gave up one run on just one hit and two walks while striking out three across seven innings in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Marlins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 6th	The Blue Jays placed RHP Cody Ponce on the 15-day injured list with a right knee ACL sprain. Ari Koslow Tue, Mar 31st
	Bryce Elder allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out three over six innings in Friday's 6-2 win over the Nationals. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 1st	Cody Ponce has a right ACL sprain and will miss significant time. Ari Koslow Tue, Mar 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL			Cody Ponce SP,RP - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#262	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#263	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#162	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#312
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI			@ KC
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI			@ KC
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI			@ ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			vs CIN
Thu, Apr 16th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 16th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Thu, Jun 25th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Mon, Jun 29th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Tue, Jul 28th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Bryce Elder for Cody Ponce (2026)

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