Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Josh Simpson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Josh Simpson RP - SEA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 330	‐
VBR	# 570	# 759

Projections

Strikeouts	19	16
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.14	4.44
WHIP	1.32	1.48

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 310	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 335	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Josh Simpson RP - SEA
2026 Stats


Games Played	38	4

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	42.1	3.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	10	0

Hits Allowed	46	4

Earned Runs	24	3

Home Runs Allowed	6	2

Strikeouts	45	3

Walks	14	2

ERA	5.10	9.00

WHIP	1.42	2.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Josh Simpson RP - SEA
2026 Projections


Games Played	23	20

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	20.3	15.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	19	14

Earned Runs	9	8

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	19	16

Walks	7	8

ERA	4.14	4.44

WHIP	1.32	1.48

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Josh Simpson RP - SEA
News
	The Rays activated RHP Cole Sulser from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th	The Mariners optioned Josh Simpson to Triple-A Tacoma. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	Cole Sulser has begun throwing live batting practice and is reportedly doing well, according to Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash. Cash indicated Sulser could return to the active roster “pretty soon” if his progression continues without setbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th	The Mariners recalled Josh Simpson from Triple-A Tacoma. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th
	The Rays placed Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list due to a low back strain. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th	The Mariners optioned Josh Simpson to Triple-A Tacoma. Ari Koslow Thu, May 14th
	Cole Sulser threw 12 pitches in a scoreless ninth inning to earn his second save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 6th	The Mariners recalled Josh Simpson from Triple-A Tacoma. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th
	Cole Sulser allowed no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out two in Tuesday’s 1-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians, recording his first save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Apr 29th	The Mariners optioned LHP Josh Simpson to Triple-A Tacoma. Ari Koslow Sat, May 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cole Sulser RP - TB			Josh Simpson RP - SEA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#84
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#28
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#95	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#258	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377	@ LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#318
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#192	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#190	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#28	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#188
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#328
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#214	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#296
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#179
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#208	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#202
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#428	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#297
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#95	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#129
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#58	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#355	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#219
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#123
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#222	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#239
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#162
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#222	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#188
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#296
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#179
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#51	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#214
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#76
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#297
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#305	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#181
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#267	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#210
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#287	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#203
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#178	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#186	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#305
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#164
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#355
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#221	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#76	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#84
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#76	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#267
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#21	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#74
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#162	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#273
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (2-1)	#248	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#75
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-0)	#195	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#58
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#151	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#158
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#74
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#84	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#102	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX			@ LAD
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS			vs MIN
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL			vs DET
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL			vs DET
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA			vs TB
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA			vs TB
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA			vs TB
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL			@ HOU
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL			@ HOU
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL			@ HOU
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR			@ MIL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR			@ MIL
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR			@ MIL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL			vs CHC
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL			vs CHC
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL			vs CHC
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET			vs PHI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ LAA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ COL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ COL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ COL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs LAA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Mon, Apr 13th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#180
Sat, May 9th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168
Thu, May 14th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#180
Sat, May 23rd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Thu, Jun 11th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Thu, Jun 18th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Mon, Jun 29th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#170
Mon, Jul 27th				@ TEX	Jordan Montgomery	#235
Thu, Aug 6th				vs DET
Thu, Aug 13th				@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th				@ LAA

Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Josh Simpson (2026)

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