Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Chase Silseth (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Chase Silseth RP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 227	# 353
VBR	# 398	# 562

Projections

Strikeouts	9	8
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.90	3.92
WHIP	1.23	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 208	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 194	# 326

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 323	# 364

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Chase Silseth RP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	51	63

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	43.1	53.1

Wins	3	3

Losses	2	3

Saves	3	0

Blown Saves	4	4

Holds	7	14

Hits Allowed	41	42

Earned Runs	24	16

Home Runs Allowed	10	5

Strikeouts	53	62

Walks	16	34

ERA	4.98	2.70

WHIP	1.32	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Chase Silseth RP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	10

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.8	8.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	2

Hits Allowed	7	7

Earned Runs	3	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	8

Walks	3	4

ERA	3.90	3.92

WHIP	1.23	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Chase Silseth RP - TEX
News
	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Caleb Thielbar is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Wednesday ahead of a minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th	Right-hander Chase Silseth has officially joined the Rangers following a trade from the Angels. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th	Reliever Chase Silseth is being traded from the Los Angeles Angels to the Texas Rangers. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 29th
	Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th
	The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Thursday that Caleb Thielbar exited in the ninth inning due to left hamstring tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC			Chase Silseth RP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#154
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#242	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#196	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#221	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#403	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#197
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#100
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#197
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#205
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#220
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#317
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#323	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#152
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#321
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#265
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#143
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#173
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#253
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#387
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#157	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#44	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#224
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#58
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#44
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#302
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sat, Apr 4th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Thu, Apr 16th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Sun, Jun 21st				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#183
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Chase Silseth (2026)

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