Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Joe Musgrove (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Joe Musgrove SP - SD	Cade Horton SP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 192	‐
VBR	# 358	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	18	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.04	‐
WHIP	1.28	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	OUT

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 197	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 190	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 138	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	‐	# 55

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joe Musgrove SP - SD	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	2

Games Started	‐	2

Innings Pitched	‐	7.1

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	4

Earned Runs	‐	2

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	4

Walks	‐	2

ERA	‐	2.45

WHIP	‐	0.82

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joe Musgrove SP - SD	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	‐

Games Started	4	‐

Innings Pitched	20.0	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	19	‐

Earned Runs	9	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	18	‐

Walks	5	‐

ERA	4.04	‐

WHIP	1.28	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joe Musgrove SP - SD	Cade Horton SP - CHC
News
	Joe Musgrove threw 60 pitches over five innings for Triple-A El Paso on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 28th	Cade Horton is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Joe Musgrove will make a rehab start for Triple-A El Paso on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th	The Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Joe Musgrove joined the Padres to throw a bullpen session. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton is looking at a “15-16 month recovery.” Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Joe Musgrove is scheduled to make his next rehab start on Friday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Cubs right-hander Cade Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th
	Joe Musgrove threw 53 pitches over 3 1/3 innings in his rehab start for Triple-A El Paso on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	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
	Joe Musgrove SP - SD			Cade Horton SP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#429	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#139	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	DJ Herz	#303	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#429
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Joe Musgrove (2026)

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