Who Should I Trade?

Edward Cabrera for Jose Butto (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 124	‐
VBR	# 344	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	42	‐
Wins	3	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.35	‐
WHIP	1.35	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 82	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 73	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 128	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 151	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Jose Butto SP,RP - SF
2026 Stats


Games Played	14	3

Games Started	14	0

Innings Pitched	72.1	2.0

Wins	5	0

Losses	4	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	72	6

Earned Runs	41	5

Home Runs Allowed	14	2

Strikeouts	65	5

Walks	29	4

ERA	5.10	22.50

WHIP	1.40	5.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Jose Butto SP,RP - SF
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	‐

Games Started	8	‐

Innings Pitched	42.8	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	39	‐

Earned Runs	21	‐

Home Runs Allowed	6	‐

Strikeouts	42	‐

Walks	17	‐

ERA	4.35	‐

WHIP	1.35	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Jose Butto SP,RP - SF
News
	Cubs right-hander Edward Cabrera (hamstring/adductor) is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Sunday, according to manager Craig Counsell. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	The Giants transferred Jose Butto to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Edward Cabrera is on track to return in the second week of August. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	José Buttó underwent surgery Friday to remove a blood clot from his right armpit and will miss 5-6 months. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Edward Cabrera will throw during the All-Star break, with a bullpen session expected to follow one week later. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 12th	José Buttó underwent surgery Friday to remove a blood clot from his right armpit. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	The Chicago Cubs are hopeful that Edward Cabrera can throw a bullpen session before the All-Star break. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 3rd	The Giants placed RHP José Buttó on the 15-day injured list with right forearm fatigue. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 2nd
	The Cubs placed Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th	Jose Butto left Wednesday’s relief appearance against the Padres with arm soreness. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC			Jose Butto SP,RP - SF
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#361
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#138	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#172	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#192	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#225
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#199	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#223	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#284
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#276
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#413	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#158
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#292	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#372	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#341
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#228
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#234
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#430	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#292
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#188
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#320	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#199	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#165	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#143	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#71
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#430
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#341
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#96
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#74	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#18	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#341
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#111	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#275
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#109
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#361
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#143
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD			@ TEX
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD			@ TEX
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC			vs DET
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC			vs DET
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC			vs DET
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH			vs HOU
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL			vs COL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL			vs COL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL			vs COL
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA			@ BOS
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA			@ BOS
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA			@ BOS
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI			vs CIN
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI			vs CIN
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI			vs CIN
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL			@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			@ NYM
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL			vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs STL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs STL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs SD
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ STL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs LAD
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Sat, Apr 4th				vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169
Mon, May 11th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81
Mon, Jun 8th				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#400
Sun, Jun 21st				@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#226
Mon, Jul 6th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Mon, Aug 10th				vs HOU
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CLE
Thu, Aug 27th				vs ARI
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Edward Cabrera for Jose Butto (2026)

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