Who Should I Trade?

Carlos Vargas for Rafael Montero (2026)

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News & Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Carlos Vargas RP - SEA	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 985	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	6	13
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.57	4.27
WHIP	1.40	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Carlos Vargas RP - SEA	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Stats


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Innings Pitched	‐	‐

Wins	‐	‐

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Earned Runs	‐	‐

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Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Carlos Vargas RP - SEA	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	27

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.3	13.7

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	6	13

Earned Runs	3	7

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	6	13

Walks	2	7

ERA	4.57	4.27

WHIP	1.40	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Carlos Vargas RP - SEA	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
News
	The Mariners expect Carlos Vargas to return in early August. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th	Montero (personal) joined New York as a non-roster invitee with plans to compete for a bullpen position during spring games. Visa complications have prevented him from arriving at Yankees camp. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 7th
	Carlos Vargas has begun a throwing program. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 16th	Rafael Montero has yet to report to Yankees camp due to visa issues. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 19th
	Carlos Vargas had a minor setback in his rehab. Ari Koslow Sat, May 2nd	The New York Yankees signed Rafael Montero to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Feb 12th
	Carlos Vargas remains without a clear timetable to return from his lat injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st
	Vargas is not eligible to return until late May, and it remains unclear whether he has resumed throwing or is still shut down. He has been out all season with a right lat strain. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Carlos Vargas RP - SEA			Rafael Montero RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#306	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#188
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#185
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#122	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#189
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#288	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#313	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#130
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#213
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#188	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#288
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#217
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#117	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#293
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#270	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#46
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#122	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#288	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#325	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#359
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#188	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#185
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#147
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#79	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#293	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#87
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#170	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#72	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#70
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#269	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#331
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#70	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#184
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#179
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95	vs STL
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB			vs ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU			@ TOR
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC			vs TOR
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI			vs HOU
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS			@ LAA
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			vs COL
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Thu, May 7th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#160
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Wed, Jul 1st				vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Carlos Vargas for Rafael Montero (2026)

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