Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Troy Melton (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Cade Horton SP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 79	‐
VBR	# 266	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	25	‐
Wins	2	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.02	‐
WHIP	1.29	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 84	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 51	# 55

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 128	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 122	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 37	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	2

Games Started	16	2

Innings Pitched	97.0	7.1

Wins	7	1

Losses	3	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	70	4

Earned Runs	21	2

Home Runs Allowed	10	1

Strikeouts	80	4

Walks	28	2

ERA	1.95	2.45

WHIP	1.01	0.82

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Cade Horton SP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	‐

Games Started	5	‐

Innings Pitched	28.8	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	27	‐

Earned Runs	13	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	25	‐

Walks	9	‐

ERA	4.02	‐

WHIP	1.29	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Cade Horton SP - CHC
News
	Troy Melton allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out three over 5 2/3 innings in Friday's loss to the Royals. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	Cade Horton is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Troy Melton allowed three earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out four over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	The Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Troy Melton allowed one unearned run on four hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Sunday's win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 10th	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton is looking at a “15-16 month recovery.” Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Tigers right-hander Troy Melton pitched seven scoreless innings while allowing just three hits and two walks in a win over the Mariners on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Aug 5th	Cubs right-hander Cade Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th
	Troy Melton allowed three hits and two walks while striking out five over seven scoreless innings in Tuesday's win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th	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
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET			Cade Horton SP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#155	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sat, May 23rd				vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, May 25th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#274
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#235	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#417	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th				vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Troy Melton (2026)

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