Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Steven Okert (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 218	# 242
VBR	# 579	# 339

Projections

Strikeouts	15	10
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.08	3.81
WHIP	1.41	1.19

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 148	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	# 291

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 157

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Steven Okert RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	68

Games Started	18	1

Innings Pitched	108.1	67.2

Wins	8	6

Losses	7	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	0	21

Hits Allowed	107	45

Earned Runs	63	16

Home Runs Allowed	26	7

Strikeouts	72	68

Walks	35	14

ERA	5.23	2.13

WHIP	1.31	0.87

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Steven Okert RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	12

Games Started	3	0

Innings Pitched	18.9	9.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	3

Hits Allowed	20	8

Earned Runs	11	4

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	15	10

Walks	6	3

ERA	5.08	3.81

WHIP	1.41	1.19

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Steven Okert RP - HOU
News
	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	The Astros will have Steven Okert open against the Dodgers on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Steven Okert and the Houston Astros have avoided arbitration and Okert will make $2.325 million in 2026. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th
	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
	Eric Lauer allowed one earned run on four hits and two walks while striking out six over 6.1 innings in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Kansas City. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 13th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD			Steven Okert RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#171
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#389
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#231
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#415
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#226	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#298	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#233
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#258	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#303
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#232
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#121	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#248
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#191	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ ATH
Sun, Mar 29th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12

Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Steven Okert (2026)

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