Who Should I Trade?

Connor Thomas for Jared Shuster (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Connor Thomas RP - ATL	Jared Shuster RP - STL
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 833	# 1114

Projections

Strikeouts	9	3
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.48	5.23
WHIP	1.49	1.59

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Connor Thomas RP - ATL	Jared Shuster RP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	1	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	3.2	9.0

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	5	11

Earned Runs	4	9

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	2	4

Walks	1	6

ERA	9.82	9.00

WHIP	1.64	1.89

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Connor Thomas RP - ATL	Jared Shuster RP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	15	6

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	11.4	3.7

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	12	4

Earned Runs	6	2

Home Runs Allowed	2	0

Strikeouts	9	3

Walks	4	1

ERA	4.48	5.23

WHIP	1.49	1.59

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Connor Thomas RP - ATL	Jared Shuster RP - STL
News
	Connor Thomas was optioned back to Triple-A on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 8th	Jared Shuster was designated for assignment ahead of Wednesday's game against the Brewers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 8th
	The Braves have recalled left-hander Connor Thomas from Triple-A Gwinnett. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 7th	The Cardinals recalled Jared Shuster from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
		Jared Shuster was assigned to Triple-A Memphis on Monday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, May 18th
		The Cardinals designated Jared Shuster for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 16th
		The Cardinals sent LHP Jared Shuster outright to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Connor Thomas RP - ATL			Jared Shuster RP - STL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#168
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#120	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#150
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#252	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#159
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#187	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#203
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#76	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (3-1)	#73	@ DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#163
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#49	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#146	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#310
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#148
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#151
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#190
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#184
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#346	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#123
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#295	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#131
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#115
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#50	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#307
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#195	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#178
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#149
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#90	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#148	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#186	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#117
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#313
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#421
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#131
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#90
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#219
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#38
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#172
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#122	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#211
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#207	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#125
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#273	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#144
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#120
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#230	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#170	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#206
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#171	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#177
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#272
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#227
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#240
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#67	@ CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#192
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#91
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (1-1)	#62	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	vs ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-1)	#232	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#38	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (3-1)	#73
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#307	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#49
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#284
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (3-1)	#73
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#211
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (1-1)	#18
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM			vs CHC
Tue, Jul 28th	@ NYM			vs CHC
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM			vs CHC
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH			vs CHC
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH			@ TOR
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY			vs COL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY			vs COL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY			vs COL
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM			vs PHI
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN			@ CIN
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN			@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#167	@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD			vs BAL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL			vs PIT
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			@ SF
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#122
Thu, May 7th				@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Mon, May 25th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#67
Mon, Jun 15th				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#230
Tue, Jun 16th				vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Connor Thomas for Jared Shuster (2026)

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