Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Max Meyer (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 84	‐
VBR	# 491	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	11	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.03	‐
WHIP	1.37	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	OUT

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 138	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 59	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 52	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 172	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 29	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	‐	# 55

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Max Meyer SP - MIA	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	2

Games Started	20	2

Innings Pitched	111.0	7.1

Wins	9	1

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	85	4

Earned Runs	33	2

Home Runs Allowed	11	1

Strikeouts	121	4

Walks	41	2

ERA	2.68	2.45

WHIP	1.14	0.82

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Max Meyer SP - MIA	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	‐

Games Started	2	‐

Innings Pitched	10.8	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	10	‐

Earned Runs	5	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	11	‐

Walks	4	‐

ERA	4.03	‐

WHIP	1.37	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Max Meyer SP - MIA	Cade Horton SP - CHC
News
	Max Meyer is contining a non-throw rehab. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Cade Horton is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Max Meyer received a cortisone shot for his neck injury. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	The Marlins say Max Meyer will be re-evaluated next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton is looking at a “15-16 month recovery.” Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Max Meyer has been shut down from throwing for another two weeks. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	Cubs right-hander Cade Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th
	Max Meyer is back in Miami after visiting a neck specialist in LA. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	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
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Max Meyer SP - MIA			Cade Horton SP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#277	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs MIL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420

Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Max Meyer (2026)

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