Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Ryan Zeferjahn (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 203	# 218
VBR	# 416	# 948

Projections

Strikeouts	9	3
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.85	5.30
WHIP	1.36	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 134	# 148

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 202	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 243	# 137

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


Games Played	57	22

Games Started	0	18

Innings Pitched	62.2	108.1

Wins	4	8

Losses	4	7

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	13	0

Hits Allowed	43	107

Earned Runs	29	63

Home Runs Allowed	7	26

Strikeouts	86	72

Walks	36	35

ERA	4.16	5.23

WHIP	1.26	1.31

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


Games Played	9	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.6	3.3

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	6	3

Earned Runs	3	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	3

Walks	4	1

ERA	3.85	5.30

WHIP	1.36	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD
News
	The Angels have traded reliever Ryan Jeferzahn to the Cubs. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd	The Dodgers placed LHP Eric Lauer on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd
	Ryan Zeferjahn allowed one earned run on one hit over one inning to earn the save in Sunday’s win over the Tigers. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 20th	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
	Ryan Zeferjahn picked up his first save of the season on Tuesday, recording the final four outs as the Angels hung on for a 4-3 victory over the White Sox. David Leisering Wed, May 6th	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn has made the Opening Day roster, according to manager Kurt Suzuki. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will move back to a long relief role. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd
		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
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 Zeferjahn RP - CHC			Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sat, Apr 4th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#265	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#217	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#390	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#410	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#232
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Mon, May 11th				vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Mon, Jun 1st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#295
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Sun, Jun 21st				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#199
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#210
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#246
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314
Mon, Jul 6th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#326
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Mon, Aug 10th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#141	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#122
Thu, Aug 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#342
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs SF
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs SF
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs SD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs SD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs SD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ SF
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ SF
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ SF
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 Ryan Zeferjahn (2026)

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