Who Should I Trade?

Craig Kimbrel for Michel Otanez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Craig Kimbrel RP - TB	Michel Otanez RP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 367	‐
VBR	# 608	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	17	9
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.36	4.23
WHIP	1.42	1.54

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 351	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 422	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Craig Kimbrel RP - TB	Michel Otanez RP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	31	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	32.0	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	27	‐

Earned Runs	16	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	30	‐

Walks	13	‐

ERA	4.50	‐

WHIP	1.25	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Craig Kimbrel RP - TB	Michel Otanez RP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	20	20

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	15.6	7.5

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	4	1

Hits Allowed	13	7

Earned Runs	8	4

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	17	9

Walks	8	4

ERA	4.36	4.23

WHIP	1.42	1.54

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Craig Kimbrel RP - TB	Michel Otanez RP - TEX
News
	The Rays activated RHP Craig Kimbrel from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th	The Rangers designated RHP Michel Otañez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
	Craig Kimbrel will face hitters in a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th	Otanez allowed four earned runs on four hits and one walk across 2.1 innings over three Cactus League appearances. Texas optioned him to Triple-A Round Rock on Monday. Bruno Mulé Mon, Mar 9th
	Craig Kimbrel threw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 7th
	Craig Kimbrel resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jun 4th
	The Rays placed Craig Kimbrel on the 15-day injured list with a right wrist strain. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Craig Kimbrel RP - TB			Michel Otanez RP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#261
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#174	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#291	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#62
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#15	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#100
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#203
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#330	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#235
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#15
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#349
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#129
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#349
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#233
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#97
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#199
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#262
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	@ COL	Sammy Peralta
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#122
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#416
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#302	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#356
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#256	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#96	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#198	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#193	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#356
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#122	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#316
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#104
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#257
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#192	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#230
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#298	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#80
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#356	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#18	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#46
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#233	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#18
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#179
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#232	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#138	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#225
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#385
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#178	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#80
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#292	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#60
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#264
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#385	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#18
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#130
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#216	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-1)	#161
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA			vs BAL
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH			@ LAA
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH			@ LAA
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH			@ LAA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL			@ ATH
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR			vs WSH
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR			vs WSH
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR			vs WSH
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL			vs LAA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL			vs LAA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL			vs LAA
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET			@ CWS
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET			@ CWS
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET			@ CWS
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD			@ MIL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX			vs TB
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			vs TB
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#235
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Sat, May 9th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Sat, May 23rd				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA

Who Should I Trade?

Craig Kimbrel for Michel Otanez (2026)

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