Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Dustin May (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Dustin May SP - MIL	Cade Horton SP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 87	‐
VBR	# 237	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	27	‐
Wins	2	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.07	‐
WHIP	1.33	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 95	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 97	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 119	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 60	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 102	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	‐	# 55

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Dustin May SP - MIL	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	25	2

Games Started	25	2

Innings Pitched	124.1	7.1

Wins	6	1

Losses	8	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	119	4

Earned Runs	63	2

Home Runs Allowed	9	1

Strikeouts	118	4

Walks	42	2

ERA	4.56	2.45

WHIP	1.29	0.82

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Dustin May SP - MIL	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	‐

Games Started	5	‐

Innings Pitched	27.3	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	24	‐

Earned Runs	12	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	27	‐

Walks	10	‐

ERA	4.07	‐

WHIP	1.33	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Dustin May SP - MIL	Cade Horton SP - CHC
News
	Dustin May was diagnosed with a right scapula contusion after X-rays came back negative. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 26th	Cade Horton is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Dustin May left Wednesday's start in the first inning after being hit in the back by a comebacker. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 26th	The Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Dustin May allowed seven earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out one over two innings in Wednesday's loss to the Mariners. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton is looking at a “15-16 month recovery.” Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Dustin May allowed one earned run on four hits and two walks while striking out six over seven innings in Wednesday's loss to the Padres. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	Cubs right-hander Cade Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th
	Dustin May allowed two earned runs on three hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in Thursday’s 5-2 win over the Pirates. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	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
	Dustin May SP - MIL			Cade Horton SP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Tue, May 5th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jul 10th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			@ BOS
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Dustin May (2026)

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