Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Ryne Stanek (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 227	# 352
VBR	# 477	# 565

Projections

Strikeouts	8	8
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.85	4.23
WHIP	1.22	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 208	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 194	# 319

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 323	# 401

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	52	62

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	44.2	55.1

Wins	3	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	3	2

Blown Saves	4	4

Holds	7	25

Hits Allowed	42	48

Earned Runs	25	26

Home Runs Allowed	11	9

Strikeouts	55	58

Walks	17	28

ERA	5.04	4.23

WHIP	1.32	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.9	7.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	2

Hits Allowed	6	6

Earned Runs	3	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	8	8

Walks	3	4

ERA	3.85	4.23

WHIP	1.22	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
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	Ryne Stanek struck out two batters over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 4-1 win over the Pirates. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th	Ryne Stanek left Tuesday's game early against the Brewers with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th	The Cardinals activated Ryne Stanek from the paternity list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th	The Cardinals placed RHP Ryne Stanek on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	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	Ryne Stanek allowed three earned runs on three hits while striking out one batter to take the loss against the Twins. Chase Davis Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC			Ryne Stanek RP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#208	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#79
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#118
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#118
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#284
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#217
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#88
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#277
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#358
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	@ SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#343
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Sat, Apr 4th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Jun 21st				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54

Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Ryne Stanek (2026)

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