Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Ethan Roberts (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Ethan Roberts RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 218	‐
VBR	# 948	# 714

Projections

Strikeouts	3	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.30	3.88
WHIP	1.34	1.37

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 148	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 384

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Ethan Roberts RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	23

Games Started	18	0

Innings Pitched	108.1	25.2

Wins	8	0

Losses	7	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	107	22

Earned Runs	63	12

Home Runs Allowed	26	3

Strikeouts	72	17

Walks	35	14

ERA	5.23	4.21

WHIP	1.31	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Ethan Roberts RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	6

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	3.3	3.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	3	3

Earned Runs	2	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	3	3

Walks	1	1

ERA	5.30	3.88

WHIP	1.34	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Ethan Roberts RP - CHC
News
	The Dodgers placed LHP Eric Lauer on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd	The Cubs activated RHP Ethan Roberts from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Eric Lauer allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out two over three innings in Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 2nd	Ethan Roberts made a rehab appearance on August 1. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Ethan Roberts is on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will move back to a long relief role. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	The Cubs have placed right-hander Ethan Roberts (forearm) on the 15-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th
	Eric Lauer allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out six over five innings in Tuesday's win over the Rockies. Chase Davis Wed, Aug 19th	The Cubs recalled RHP Ethan Roberts from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD			Ethan Roberts RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#265
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#217
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#390
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#410
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#232	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#295	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#199	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#210	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#246	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#326	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#141
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#122	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#342	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ BOS
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Thu, Jul 9th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Sat, Jul 18th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49

Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Ethan Roberts (2026)

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