Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Dylan Lee (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Dylan Lee RP - ATL	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 138	# 229
VBR	# 390	# 536

Projections

Strikeouts	8	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.44	4.10
WHIP	1.12	1.22

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 106	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 158	# 208

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 69	# 210

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 232	# 323

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Dylan Lee RP - ATL	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	66	52

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	62.0	44.2

Wins	6	3

Losses	0	2

Saves	0	3

Blown Saves	2	4

Holds	30	7

Hits Allowed	40	42

Earned Runs	18	25

Home Runs Allowed	3	11

Strikeouts	75	55

Walks	15	17

ERA	2.61	5.04

WHIP	0.89	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Dylan Lee RP - ATL	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.2	6.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	1

Hits Allowed	6	5

Earned Runs	3	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	8	7

Walks	2	2

ERA	3.44	4.10

WHIP	1.12	1.22

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Dylan Lee RP - ATL	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
News
	Dylan Lee pitched around a two-out single in the top of the ninth and earned his third win of the season when Ozzie Albies hit a walk-off, two-run homer in the home half on Saturday in Atlanta's victory over Milwaukee. David Leisering Sat, Jun 20th	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
	Dylan Lee has been reinstated from the paternity list. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 29th	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th
	The Braves placed LHP Dylan Lee on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th	Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th
	Dylan Lee has won his arbitration hearing against the Atlanta Braves and will make $2.2 million in 2026. The Braves filed at $2 million. David Leisering Tue, Feb 10th	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
	Dylan Lee RP - ATL			Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#202
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#337
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#395	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#224	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#264	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Mon, May 25th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#165	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#60	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#261	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Tue, Jun 16th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#389
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#303	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jul 28th				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#115
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#402	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#403	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Anthony Molina		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#204	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#176
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#179
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB

Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Dylan Lee (2026)

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