Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Christian Scott (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Christian Scott SP - NYM	Cade Horton SP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts	20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 108	‐
VBR	# 260	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	30	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.88	‐
WHIP	1.27	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	OUT

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 206	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 200	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 78	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 84	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 84	# 55

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Christian Scott SP - NYM	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	2

Games Started	19	2

Innings Pitched	89.1	7.1

Wins	4	1

Losses	3	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	79	4

Earned Runs	37	2

Home Runs Allowed	10	1

Strikeouts	111	4

Walks	39	2

ERA	3.73	2.45

WHIP	1.32	0.82

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Christian Scott SP - NYM	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	‐

Games Started	6	‐

Innings Pitched	28.1	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	24	‐

Earned Runs	12	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	30	‐

Walks	10	‐

ERA	3.88	‐

WHIP	1.27	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Christian Scott SP - NYM	Cade Horton SP - CHC
News
	Christian Scott allowed three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven across 6.1 innings in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th	Cade Horton is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Christian Scott allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out six across four innings in Monday's 8-5 win over the Atlanta Braves. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 11th	The Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Christian Scott allowed three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven across five innings in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton is looking at a “15-16 month recovery.” Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Christian Scott allowed one run on five hits and one walk while striking out seven across six innings in Wednesday's 1-0 Game 2 loss against the Atlanta Braves. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 29th	Cubs right-hander Cade Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th
	Christian Scott will start Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Mets. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Cade Horton (forearm) is scheduled to visit specialist Dr. Keith Meister in Texas on Tuesday after his MRI results came back "not clean" and "not good." David Leisering Tue, Apr 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Christian Scott SP - NYM			Cade Horton SP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 25th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Tue, May 5th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Fri, Jun 19th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#258	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ BOS
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Christian Scott (2026)

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