Who Should I Trade?

Cristian Javier for Edward Cabrera (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Cristian Javier SP,RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 124	# 228
VBR	# 472	# 534

Projections

Strikeouts	12	21
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.18	4.68
WHIP	1.34	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 85	# 186

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 73	# 181

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 159	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 151	# 369

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Cristian Javier SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	15	13

Games Started	15	8

Innings Pitched	76.0	44.2

Wins	5	1

Losses	5	5

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	78	54

Earned Runs	48	32

Home Runs Allowed	15	8

Strikeouts	67	42

Walks	32	19

ERA	5.68	6.45

WHIP	1.45	1.63

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Cristian Javier SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	7

Games Started	1	4

Innings Pitched	12.2	22.9

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	11	21

Earned Runs	6	12

Home Runs Allowed	2	4

Strikeouts	12	21

Walks	5	10

ERA	4.18	4.68

WHIP	1.34	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Cristian Javier SP,RP - HOU
News
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said the "working plan" is to have Edward Cabrera return as a reliever. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Cristian Javier allowed three earned runs on six hits while striking out four over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Mets. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th
	The Cubs placed Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list with a blister. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Cristian Javier allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out eight over four innings in Sunday's loss to the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	Edward Cabrera developed a blister on his right middle finger during his start Sunday, but he is optimistic he’ll be able to make his next start. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Cristian Javier allowed two earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over four innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Angels. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th
	Edward Cabrera allowed seven runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two across 3.2 innings in Sunday's 11-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th	Astros GM Dana Brown said Cristian Javier will likely start Tuesday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	The Cubs activated Edward Cabrera from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Cristian Javier allowed four earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out two over five innings in Sunday’s loss to the Padres. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 10th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC			Cristian Javier SP,RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Sat, Apr 4th				@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#238
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Jun 21st				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Cristian Javier for Edward Cabrera (2026)

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