Who Should I Trade?

Graham Ashcraft for Joe Boyle (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 330
VBR	# 648	# 556

Projections

Strikeouts	4	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.18	3.57
WHIP	1.41	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 269

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 326	# 476

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	31	4

Games Started	0	3

Innings Pitched	31.1	19.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	11	0

Hits Allowed	25	13

Earned Runs	16	11

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	37	21

Walks	22	9

ERA	4.60	5.21

WHIP	1.50	1.16

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	3.9	2.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	4	2

Earned Runs	2	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	4	3

Walks	2	2

ERA	4.18	3.57

WHIP	1.41	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB
News
	Graham Ashcraft was activated from the IL ahead of Sunday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Sep 6th	The Rays optioned RHP Joe Boyle to Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Graham Ashcraft is beginning a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th	The Rays recalled Joe Boyle from Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 15th
	Graham Ashcraft threw a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	The Rays activated RHP Joe Boyle from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th
	Graham Ashcraft threw 20 pitches in a bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Joe Boyle will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Wednesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 4th
	Graham Ashcraft is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd	Joe Boyle threw a live batting practice session on Thursday and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Sunday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 2nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN			Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#223
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#277	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#17
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#329	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#142	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#388
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#86	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#145	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#253	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#247	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#54	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#39	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#174	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#373
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs DET	Ty Madden	#305
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#349
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#171	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#129	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#39	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#284	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#258	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#37	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#258	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#116
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#111
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#286	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#210
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#74
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#206
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#186
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#189	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#107
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#211
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#314
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#266
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#140
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#159
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#172
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#111
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#79
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#107
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#155
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#74
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#159	@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#141	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Fri, May 22nd				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Sun, May 24th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#116
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132

Who Should I Trade?

Graham Ashcraft for Joe Boyle (2026)

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