Who Should I Trade?

Cristian Javier for Mason Barnett (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cristian Javier SP - HOU	Mason Barnett SP,RP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 222	‐
VBR	# 531	# 985

Projections

Strikeouts	36	25
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	1
ERA	4.79	4.99
WHIP	1.42	1.50

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 178	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 181	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 369	# 177

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cristian Javier SP - HOU	Mason Barnett SP,RP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	8	14

Games Started	4	0

Innings Pitched	21.1	24.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	24	21

Earned Runs	17	13

Home Runs Allowed	3	5

Strikeouts	21	23

Walks	15	13

ERA	7.17	4.74

WHIP	1.83	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cristian Javier SP - HOU	Mason Barnett SP,RP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	17	16

Games Started	6	3

Innings Pitched	39.6	29.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	3	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	36	29

Earned Runs	21	16

Home Runs Allowed	6	4

Strikeouts	36	25

Walks	18	13

ERA	4.79	4.99

WHIP	1.42	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cristian Javier SP - HOU	Mason Barnett SP,RP - ATH
News
	Cristian Javier allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four over three innings in Sunday's loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 12th	The Athletics recalled Mason Barnett from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	The Astros activated RHP Cristian Javier from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Athletics optioned RHP Mason Barnett to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters Cristian Javier will pitch in relief when he returns. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st	Mason Barnett will be available out of the bullpen on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
	The Astros could activate Cristian Javier from the injured list this weekend. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th	The Athletics have recalled right-hander Mason Barnett from Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd
	Cristian Javier will make his next rehab start for Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 19th	The Athletics optioned Mason Barnett to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cristian Javier SP - HOU			Mason Barnett SP,RP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#128	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#124	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#184
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#243	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#179
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#332	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#203	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#290
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#116
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#187
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#385
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#132	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#291	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#114
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#132
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#62	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#160	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#104	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#337
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#226	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#355	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#93	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#122	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#298	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#427
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#356	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson	#135	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#46	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#132	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#80	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#69	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#96	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#104	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#20	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#175	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#304
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#192	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#96
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#292	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#92	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#297
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#104
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#160
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#385	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#122	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#138
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#46
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#80
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#69	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#172	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD			@ BOS
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF			vs TB
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF			vs TB
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF			vs TB
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA			@ KC
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA			@ KC
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA			@ KC
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH			@ HOU
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH			@ HOU
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH			@ HOU
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY			vs MIN
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM			vs BAL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM			vs BAL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM			vs BAL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			@ SEA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57
Wed, Apr 29th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78
Thu, May 7th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#169
Thu, Jul 9th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Thu, Jul 30th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Mon, Aug 17th				@ KC
Mon, Aug 24th				vs MIN
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Cristian Javier for Mason Barnett (2026)

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