Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Yohan Ramirez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 218	# 309
VBR	# 691	# 558

Projections

Strikeouts	13	10
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.00	4.01
WHIP	1.40	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 148	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	# 242

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 360

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Yohan Ramirez RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	54

Games Started	17	1

Innings Pitched	105.1	72.1

Wins	8	6

Losses	6	4

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	0	6

Hits Allowed	99	51

Earned Runs	56	25

Home Runs Allowed	24	4

Strikeouts	70	86

Walks	34	42

ERA	4.78	3.11

WHIP	1.26	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Yohan Ramirez RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	11

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	15.7	9.3

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	16	8

Earned Runs	9	4

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	13	10

Walks	5	4

ERA	5.00	4.01

WHIP	1.40	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Yohan Ramirez RP - PIT
News
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Yohan Ramirez recorded the save on Monday against the Padres. 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	The Pirates activated RHP Yohan Ramírez from the paternity list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	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 Pirates placed Yohan Ramirez on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	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	Yohan Ramirez threw two scoreless innings as an opener on Thursday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	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
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			Yohan Ramirez RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#166	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			@ CHC
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ DET
Sun, Mar 29th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Thu, May 7th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, Jul 18th				@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#156
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Yohan Ramirez (2026)

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