Who Should I Trade?

Carter Baumler for Steven Okert (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Steven Okert RP - HOU	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 255	‐
VBR	# 542	# 1004

Projections

Strikeouts	4	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.65	4.59
WHIP	1.16	1.53

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 182	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 291	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Okert RP - HOU	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	68	4

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	67.2	5.2

Wins	6	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	21	0

Hits Allowed	45	4

Earned Runs	16	2

Home Runs Allowed	7	1

Strikeouts	68	6

Walks	14	6

ERA	2.13	3.18

WHIP	0.87	1.76

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Okert RP - HOU	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	4.0	3.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	3	3

Earned Runs	2	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	4	3

Walks	1	2

ERA	3.65	4.59

WHIP	1.16	1.53

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Okert RP - HOU	Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
News
	Steven Okert (hamstring) was placed on the IL ahead of Friday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 4th	Carter Baumler was sent on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	The Astros will have Steven Okert open against the Dodgers on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd	The Rangers transferred Carter Baumler to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Steven Okert and the Houston Astros have avoided arbitration and Okert will make $2.325 million in 2026. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th	Carter Baumler has been shut down from his minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th
		The Rangers sent Carter Baumler on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
		Carter Baumler threw a live batting practice session on Monday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 22nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Steven Okert RP - HOU			Carter Baumler SP,RP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#394	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Wed, Apr 29th				vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#146
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Thu, May 7th				@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#222
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#227
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#291
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#258	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#393	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#339
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#303
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Thu, Jul 9th				vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#319
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209
Thu, Jul 30th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#132
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#236
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#274
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#101
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ MIN
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17

Who Should I Trade?

Carter Baumler for Steven Okert (2026)

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