Who Should I Trade?

Edward Cabrera for Shane Baz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Shane Baz SP - BAL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 124	# 123
VBR	# 613	# 287

Projections

Strikeouts	8	19
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.41	4.19
WHIP	1.32	1.33

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 159	# 89

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 151	# 104

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 73	# 134

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 85	# 139

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Shane Baz SP - BAL
2026 Stats


Games Played	15	28

Games Started	15	28

Innings Pitched	76.0	163.1

Wins	5	5

Losses	5	15

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	78	160

Earned Runs	48	70

Home Runs Allowed	15	12

Strikeouts	67	145

Walks	32	57

ERA	5.68	3.86

WHIP	1.45	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Shane Baz SP - BAL
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	4

Games Started	0	4

Innings Pitched	7.9	21.6

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	7	20

Earned Runs	4	10

Home Runs Allowed	1	3

Strikeouts	8	19

Walks	3	8

ERA	4.41	4.19

WHIP	1.32	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC	Shane Baz SP - BAL
News
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said the "working plan" is to have Edward Cabrera return as a reliever. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Shane Baz allowed one earned run on four hits and two walks while striking out six over 6.1 innings in Friday's loss to the Red Sox. Jesse Garcia Sat, Sep 5th
	The Cubs placed Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list with a blister. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Shane Baz allowed two earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four over 5.2 innings in Saturday's win over the Athletics. Jesse Garcia Sun, Aug 30th
	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	Shane Baz allowed three earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over 5.2 innings in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Rays. Jesse Garcia Mon, Aug 24th
	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	Shane Baz allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out 10 over 6.1 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees. Jesse Garcia Wed, Aug 19th
	The Cubs activated Edward Cabrera from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Shane Baz allowed five earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out two over three innings in Wednesday's loss to the Twins. Jesse Garcia Thu, Aug 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Edward Cabrera SP - CHC			Shane Baz SP - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#25
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#244
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#208	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#328
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#298
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#177
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#358
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ NYY
Sat, Apr 4th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Thu, Apr 30th				vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Thu, Jun 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sun, Jun 21st				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414
Mon, Aug 10th				@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Aug 20th				vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Thu, Aug 27th				@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Edward Cabrera for Shane Baz (2026)

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