Who Should I Trade?

Chris Sale for Ronel Blanco (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Chris Sale SP - ATL	Ronel Blanco SP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 8	‐
VBR	# 57	# 395

Projections

Strikeouts	66	36
Wins	4	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.14	4.44
WHIP	1.15	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 9	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 6	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 7	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 8	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 12	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 10	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Chris Sale SP - ATL	Ronel Blanco SP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	3

Games Started	20	3

Innings Pitched	117.0	14.2

Wins	12	0

Losses	6	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	93	11

Earned Runs	27	12

Home Runs Allowed	8	5

Strikeouts	143	16

Walks	26	8

ERA	2.08	7.36

WHIP	1.02	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Chris Sale SP - ATL	Ronel Blanco SP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	11

Games Started	9	6

Innings Pitched	54.1	36.3

Wins	4	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	45	33

Earned Runs	19	18

Home Runs Allowed	6	6

Strikeouts	66	36

Walks	14	16

ERA	3.14	4.44

WHIP	1.15	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Chris Sale SP - ATL	Ronel Blanco SP - HOU
News
	Chris Sale is no longer starting on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Ronel Blanco allowed three earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four over 4 2/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd
	Chris Sale allowed only two hits and no walks while striking out nine over six innings in Wednesday night's 1-0 win against the Mets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 29th	Ronel Blanco allowed five earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th
	Chris Sale gave up three runs on five hits and a walk while striking out 11 over six innings in Thursday's 6-5 win against the Padres. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jul 23rd	Ronel Blanco allowed four earned runs on two hits and three walks while striking out eight over 4 2/3 innings in Monday's win over the Marlins. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 21st
	Chris Sale allowed no runs on just two hits zero walks while striking out six across seven innings in Friday's 15-1 win over the Rangers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Jul 18th	The Astros activated Ronel Blanco from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Braves left-hander Chris Sale will start on Friday versus the Rangers. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 15th	Ronel Blanco will be activated to start Monday's game against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Chris Sale SP - ATL			Ronel Blanco SP - HOU
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#125
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#192	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#202	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#250
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#316
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#90	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#192
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#431
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#125	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#320
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#428
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#213	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#164	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#191	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#54
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#213	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#65
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#289
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#428	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#87
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#285	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#165
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#320	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#60
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#115
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#30	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#92	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#109
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#140	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#165	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#200
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#168	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#405	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#145
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#164	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#165	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#228
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#151
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#115	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#102
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#295	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#147	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#52
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#94
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#331
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#104	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#83
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#208	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#261
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#305
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#75	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#385
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#176	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#44	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#110	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#234	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#91
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#170	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#103
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#99
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#75	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#219
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#277
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#201
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#52	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#272
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#272	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#114
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#170	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#243	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#263
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#197
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#393
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#158	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#261
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#164
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#277	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#54	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#224	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#167
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#170
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM			@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#176
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#158	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#189
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179	vs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19
Mon, May 25th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson	#143
Tue, Jun 16th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#59
Mon, Jun 29th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Tue, Jul 28th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#91
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Chris Sale for Ronel Blanco (2026)

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