Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Kilian for Paxton Schultz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Caleb Kilian SP,RP - SF	Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 107	# 388
VBR	# 384	# 795

Projections

Strikeouts	19	9
Wins	1	1
Saves	6	0
ERA	4.12	4.54
WHIP	1.40	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 80	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 85	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 126	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 147	# 409

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 206	# 463

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Caleb Kilian SP,RP - SF	Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	41	25

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	40.1	30.2

Wins	2	1

Losses	6	2

Saves	8	1

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	36	38

Earned Runs	21	20

Home Runs Allowed	5	5

Strikeouts	48	31

Walks	18	11

ERA	4.69	5.87

WHIP	1.34	1.60

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Caleb Kilian SP,RP - SF	Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	24	13

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	20.9	10.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	20	10

Earned Runs	10	5

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	19	9

Walks	8	4

ERA	4.12	4.54

WHIP	1.40	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Caleb Kilian SP,RP - SF	Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
News
	Caleb Kilian allowed one earned run on two hits while striking out two to over one inning to record the save in Saturday's win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th	The Nationals recalled RHP Paxton Schultz from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th
	Caleb Kilian struck out two over a scoreless inning to record the save in Wednesday’s 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 2nd	The Nationals optioned RHP Paxton Schultz to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 19th
	Caleb Killian allowed one earned run on two hits and one strikeout over one inning to record the save in Sunday's win over the Braves. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 28th	The Nationals activated RHP Paxton Schultz off the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th
	Giants manager Tony Vitello told reporters that Caleb Kilian will be their primary closer. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th	The Nationals have placed right-hander Paxton Schultz on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th
	The Giants selected the contract of RHP Caleb Kilian. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	The Nationals have claimed right-hander Paxton Schultz off waivers from the Blue Jays. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jan 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Caleb Kilian SP,RP - SF			Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#199	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#225	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#113
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#283	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-0)	#122
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#158	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#338
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#340	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#188
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#228
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#399	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#234	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#188	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#73
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#226	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#340	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#96	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#340	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#260
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#109	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#189
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#155
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#143	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX			@ PHI
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX			@ PHI
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU			vs CHC
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU			vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL			@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN			vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN			vs COL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN			vs COL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI			vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202	vs MIA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN			@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD			vs NYM
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Wed, Apr 29th				@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Thu, May 7th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#354
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Mon, Jun 15th				vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322
Tue, Jun 16th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC
Sun, Aug 30th				vs MIA

Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Kilian for Paxton Schultz (2026)

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