Who Should I Trade?

Bryce Elder for Shane Baz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL	Shane Baz SP - BAL
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 131	# 123
VBR	# 464	# 290

Projections

Strikeouts	24	30
Wins	2	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.69	4.24
WHIP	1.42	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 98	# 139

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 116	# 134

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 85	# 104

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 219	# 89

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL	Shane Baz SP - BAL
2026 Stats


Games Played	25	26

Games Started	25	26

Innings Pitched	143.2	151.1

Wins	8	4

Losses	7	14

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	132	151

Earned Runs	63	67

Home Runs Allowed	22	11

Strikeouts	118	135

Walks	46	52

ERA	3.95	3.98

WHIP	1.24	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL	Shane Baz SP - BAL
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	6

Games Started	5	6

Innings Pitched	28.7	33.2

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	30	31

Earned Runs	15	16

Home Runs Allowed	4	4

Strikeouts	24	30

Walks	10	12

ERA	4.69	4.24

WHIP	1.42	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL	Shane Baz SP - BAL
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	Shane Baz allowed three earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over 5.2 innings in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Rays. Jesse Garcia Mon, Aug 24th
	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	Shane Baz allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out 10 over 6.1 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees. Jesse Garcia Wed, Aug 19th
	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	Shane Baz allowed five earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out two over three innings in Wednesday's loss to the Twins. Jesse Garcia Thu, Aug 13th
	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	Shane Baz allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out nine over eight innings in Friday's loss to the Rangers. Jesse Garcia Sat, Aug 8th
	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	Shane Baz allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 6.1 innings in Saturday's loss to the Phillies. Jesse Garcia Sun, Aug 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryce Elder SP - ATL			Shane Baz SP - BAL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#277
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#262	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#263	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#339
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#258
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#162
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ NYY
Thu, Mar 26th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Thu, May 7th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Mon, May 25th				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Thu, Jun 11th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Jun 16th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Jun 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Mon, Jun 29th				vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Tue, Jul 28th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Bryce Elder for Shane Baz (2026)

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