Who Should I Trade?

Eric Cerantola for Ryan Lambert (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Lambert RP - NYM	Eric Cerantola RP - SF
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1046	# 1023

Projections

Strikeouts	10	4
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.53	4.49
WHIP	1.60	1.50

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 439	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Lambert RP - NYM	Eric Cerantola RP - SF
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	4

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	5.1

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	4

Earned Runs	‐	6

Home Runs Allowed	‐	2

Strikeouts	‐	7

Walks	‐	10

ERA	‐	10.13

WHIP	‐	2.63

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Lambert RP - NYM	Eric Cerantola RP - SF
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.5	3.9

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	7	4

Earned Runs	4	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	10	4

Walks	5	2

ERA	4.53	4.49

WHIP	1.60	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Lambert RP - NYM	Eric Cerantola RP - SF
News
	The Mets have reassigned right-hander Ryan Lambert to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th	The Royals designated Eric Cerantola for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	Lambert compiled a 1.62 ERA and 1.16 WHIP with 81 strikeouts and 17 walks across 50 innings between High-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton in 2025. His professional experience has not extended beyond the Double-A level. Bruno Mulé Mon, Mar 9th	The Royals optioned RHP Eric Cerantola to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st
		The Royals recalled RHP Eric Cerantola from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th
		The Royals optioned Eric Cerantola to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st
		The Royals recalled Eric Cerantola from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ryan Lambert RP - NYM			Eric Cerantola RP - SF
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24
Fri, Mar 27th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#190
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#109	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#84
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#82	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#110
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#146
Mon, Apr 6th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#253
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#229	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#207
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239	@ BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#245
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#147
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Sat, Apr 25th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#334	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#265	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#267
Tue, May 5th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#190
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#149
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Mon, May 11th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#116	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#282	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#192	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#177
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#271	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#271	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#338
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#172	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#103
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#267	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101
Mon, Jun 8th				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#387
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#150
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#209	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#103
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294
Fri, Jun 19th				@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#187
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#178
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#90
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#91
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#72
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#153	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#338
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#91	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#100
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#338
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-0)	#215	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428
Fri, Jul 17th				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	@ KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#295
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#58	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#105
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#176
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#58
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA			@ SD
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA			@ SD
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA			@ SD
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA			@ SD
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ TEX
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT			vs DET
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT			vs DET
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT			vs DET
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL			vs HOU
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL			vs HOU
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH			vs COL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH			vs COL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH			vs COL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD			@ CLE
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CLE
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS			@ BOS
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS			@ BOS
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS			@ BOS
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CIN
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL			vs CIN
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL			vs CIN
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL			vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU			vs ARI
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB			@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#209
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ PIT
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			@ NYM
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			vs STL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			vs SD
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			@ STL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			vs LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#78
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#179
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#147
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX

Who Should I Trade?

Eric Cerantola for Ryan Lambert (2026)

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