Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Gabe Speier (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Gabe Speier RP - SEA
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 229	# 261
VBR	# 536	# 427

Projections

Strikeouts	7	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.10	3.63
WHIP	1.22	1.13

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 208	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 323	# 358

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 210	# 142

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Gabe Speier RP - SEA
2026 Stats


Games Played	52	46

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	44.2	39.1

Wins	3	2

Losses	2	3

Saves	3	1

Blown Saves	4	1

Holds	7	18

Hits Allowed	42	28

Earned Runs	25	11

Home Runs Allowed	11	4

Strikeouts	55	35

Walks	17	14

ERA	5.04	2.52

WHIP	1.32	1.07

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Gabe Speier RP - SEA
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.1	6.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	5	5

Earned Runs	3	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	7	7

Walks	2	2

ERA	4.10	3.63

WHIP	1.22	1.13

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Gabe Speier RP - SEA
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	Gabe Speier was unavailable on Tuesday due to back discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th	Gabe Speier’s suspension was reduced to two games. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th	The MLB has suspended Gabe Speier three games. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 6th
	The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th	The Mariners activated Gabe Speier from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	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	Gabe Speier is with the Mariners in Sacramento. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th
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			Gabe Speier RP - SEA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#325
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#202	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#337	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#163
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#282
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#389	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#115	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ BOS	Jedixson Paez (0-1)	#316
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#101
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#393
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	@ LAA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ COL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ COL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ COL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs LAA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Sat, Apr 4th				@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Mon, May 11th				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Mon, Jun 1st				vs NYM	Austin Warren
Mon, Jun 8th				@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Thu, Jun 18th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Sun, Jun 21st				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Thu, Aug 20th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119

Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Gabe Speier (2026)

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