Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Sauryn Lao (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 211	‐
VBR	# 427	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	22	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	1	‐
ERA	3.96	‐
WHIP	1.23	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	FA

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 208	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 134	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 323	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Sauryn Lao RP - FA
2026 Stats


Games Played	36	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	31.0	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	2	‐

Blown Saves	3	‐

Holds	7	‐

Hits Allowed	26	‐

Earned Runs	14	‐

Home Runs Allowed	8	‐

Strikeouts	40	‐

Walks	13	‐

ERA	4.06	‐

WHIP	1.26	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Sauryn Lao RP - FA
2026 Projections


Games Played	23	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	20.0	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	5	‐

Hits Allowed	17	‐

Earned Runs	9	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	22	‐

Walks	7	‐

ERA	3.96	‐

WHIP	1.23	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Sauryn Lao RP - FA
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
	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th
	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
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC			Sauryn Lao RP - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#292
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#170
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#130
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#174
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#193
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#124
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#196
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#209
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#295
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#419
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#270
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#400
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#124
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#196
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#82
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#158
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#85
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#22
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#79
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#147
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#26
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Sauryn Lao (2026)

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