Who Should I Trade?

Bryce Elder for Kai-Wei Teng (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 111	# 184
VBR	# 427	# 713

Projections

Strikeouts	47	16
Wins	3	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.72	4.43
WHIP	1.41	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 109	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 116	# 177

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 193	# 295

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 85	# 190

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 202	# 177

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL	Kai-Wei Teng SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	25

Games Started	20	10

Innings Pitched	113.2	68.1

Wins	6	5

Losses	6	6

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	3

Hits Allowed	105	62

Earned Runs	50	33

Home Runs Allowed	18	10

Strikeouts	98	67

Walks	37	30

ERA	3.96	4.35

WHIP	1.25	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL	Kai-Wei Teng SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	15

Games Started	10	1

Innings Pitched	55.8	16.4

Wins	3	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	58	15

Earned Runs	29	8

Home Runs Allowed	8	2

Strikeouts	47	16

Walks	19	7

ERA	4.72	4.43

WHIP	1.41	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL	Kai-Wei Teng SP,RP - HOU
News
	Bryce Elder gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and four walks while striking out eight over five innings in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Orioles. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Jul 26th	The Astros optioned Kai-Wei Teng to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Bryce Elder allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out four over six-plus innings in Monday's 3-2 win against the Padres. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jul 21st	The Astros activated Kai-Wei Teng from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Bryce Elder will start Monday's series opener against the Padres. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Kai-Wei Teng (knee) will begin a rehab assignment on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 10th
	Bryce Elder allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out three over four innings in Thursday's 10-5 win against the Pirates. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jul 9th	The Astros placed RHP Kai-Wei Teng on the 15-day injured list with a right knee sprain. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st
	Bryce Elder allowed five runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four over four innings in Saturday's 5-0 loss to the Giants. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Jun 28th	The Astros optioned RP Kei-Wei Teng to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL			Kai-Wei Teng SP,RP - HOU
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#125
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#130	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#219	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#183	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#124
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#232	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#180
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#113	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#256
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#385
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#72	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#219
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#125	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#348
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#112	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#88
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#46	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#119
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#233	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#105
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#178	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#112
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#46
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#165	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#233	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#70
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#304
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#44	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#75
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#133
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#92
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#325	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#168
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#348	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#66
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#100
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#36	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#67	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#107
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#184	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#101	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#168	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#50	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#124	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#173
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#171	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#110
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#99	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#56
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#341	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#178	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#184
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#168	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#50	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#214
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#146
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#100	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#116
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#302	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#153	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#129	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#104
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#333
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#103	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#98
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#207	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#314
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#93	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#85	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#87
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#363
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-1)	#177	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#44
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#51	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#112
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#49	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#200	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#73
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#156	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#68
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#247	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#78
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#105	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#94	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#54	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#85	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#175
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#307
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#204
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#129
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#111	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#312
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#105	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#91
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#312	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#82
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#77
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#133
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#156	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#99
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#49	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#56
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#205
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#77	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#93
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#133	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#74
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#75	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#407
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#149	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#314
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#54	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#132
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#307	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#204	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#91
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#312
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#203	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#68
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	vs TOR
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#99
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#49
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY			@ SD
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY			@ SD
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM			@ SF
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM			@ SF
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM			@ SF
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#213	vs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Mon, May 25th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#91
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#132
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson	#143
Tue, Jun 16th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#96
Mon, Jun 29th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 28th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#73
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Bryce Elder for Kai-Wei Teng (2026)

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