Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Kyle Freeland (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Cade Horton SP - CHC	Kyle Freeland SP - COL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 1102

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	21
Wins	‐	1
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	5.22
WHIP	‐	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 353

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 55	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cade Horton SP - CHC	Kyle Freeland SP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	2	23

Games Started	2	23

Innings Pitched	7.1	124.1

Wins	1	4

Losses	0	10

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	4	153

Earned Runs	2	88

Home Runs Allowed	1	24

Strikeouts	4	103

Walks	2	28

ERA	2.45	6.37

WHIP	0.82	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cade Horton SP - CHC	Kyle Freeland SP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	5

Games Started	‐	5

Innings Pitched	‐	28.2

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	3

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	33

Earned Runs	‐	16

Home Runs Allowed	‐	5

Strikeouts	‐	21

Walks	‐	7

ERA	‐	5.22

WHIP	‐	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cade Horton SP - CHC	Kyle Freeland SP - COL
News
	Cade Horton is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Kyle Freeland allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over 3 2/3 innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	The Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th	Kyle Freeland allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out two over eight innings in Friday’s win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton is looking at a “15-16 month recovery.” Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th	Kyle Freeland allowed one earned run on five hits and three walks while striking out three over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	Cubs right-hander Cade Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th	Kyle Freeland allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out eight over nine innings in a win over the Royals. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd
	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	Kyle Freeland allowed five earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out two over 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the Brewers. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Horton SP - CHC			Kyle Freeland SP - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#299
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#433
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#162
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL			vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			vs STL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ CWS
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Apr 4th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Thu, Apr 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Thu, Apr 16th				@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#326
Thu, Apr 30th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Thu, May 21st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Mon, Jun 1st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sun, Jun 21st				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY
Thu, Sep 17th				vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Kyle Freeland (2026)

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