Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Yimi Garcia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 218	‐
VBR	# 579	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	15	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	5.08	‐
WHIP	1.41	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 148	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 268

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	‐

Games Started	18	‐

Innings Pitched	108.1	‐

Wins	8	‐

Losses	7	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	107	‐

Earned Runs	63	‐

Home Runs Allowed	26	‐

Strikeouts	72	‐

Walks	35	‐

ERA	5.23	‐

WHIP	1.31	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	‐

Games Started	3	‐

Innings Pitched	18.9	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	20	‐

Earned Runs	11	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	15	‐

Walks	6	‐

ERA	5.08	‐

WHIP	1.41	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
News
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Yimi Garcia underwent thoracic outlet surgery on Thursday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will move back to a long relief role. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	Yimi Garcia remains shut down right now by the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	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	Yimi Garcia is continuing to experience nerve/neck symptoms. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	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	Yimi Garcia will begin a rehab assignment for Low-A Dunedin on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Eric Lauer allowed six earned runs on 11 hits and no walks while striking out one over four innings in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 6th	Yimi Garcia threw a successful live bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
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			Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#226	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#298	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#258	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#121	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#191	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs DET
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			vs CIN
Sun, Mar 29th				vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#389
Thu, Apr 16th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Thu, Jun 25th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Sat, Jul 18th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304
Mon, Jul 27th				@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#292
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Yimi Garcia (2026)

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