Who Should I Trade?

Edward Cabrera for Jacob Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Jacob Lopez SP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 124	# 215
VBR	# 482	# 567

Projections

Strikeouts	12	25
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.17	4.62
WHIP	1.33	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 85	# 189

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 73	# 182

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 159	# 387

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 151	# 266

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Jacob Lopez SP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	15	21

Games Started	15	18

Innings Pitched	76.0	94.0

Wins	5	5

Losses	5	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	78	91

Earned Runs	48	52

Home Runs Allowed	15	15

Strikeouts	67	90

Walks	32	47

ERA	5.68	4.98

WHIP	1.45	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Jacob Lopez SP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	7

Games Started	1	5

Innings Pitched	12.3	26.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	11	25

Earned Runs	6	14

Home Runs Allowed	1	4

Strikeouts	12	25

Walks	5	11

ERA	4.17	4.62

WHIP	1.33	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Jacob Lopez SP - ATH
News
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said the "working plan" is to have Edward Cabrera return as a reliever. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Jacob Lopez allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out nine over six innings in Saturday's win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	The Cubs placed Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list with a blister. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Jacob Lopez allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over six innings in a win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	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	Jacob Lopez allowed two earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over seven innings in Monday’s loss to the Rays. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 11th
	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	Jacob Lopez allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out nine over five innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Reds. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 6th
	The Cubs activated Edward Cabrera from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Jacob Lopez allowed one earned run on seven hits and two walks while striking out eight over 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC			Jacob Lopez SP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#235
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#274	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#110
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			@ SEA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs HOU
Fri, Mar 27th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Apr 4th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Sun, Jun 21st				vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TB

Who Should I Trade?

Edward Cabrera for Jacob Lopez (2026)

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