Who Should I Trade?

Grant Taylor for Rafael Montero (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Grant Taylor SP,RP - CWS	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 132	‐
VBR	# 214	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	35	15
Wins	2	1
Saves	7	0
ERA	3.33	4.26
WHIP	1.23	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 108	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 130	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 49	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 181	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Grant Taylor SP,RP - CWS	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	37	‐

Games Started	4	‐

Innings Pitched	49.1	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	5	‐

Blown Saves	3	‐

Holds	5	‐

Hits Allowed	38	‐

Earned Runs	15	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	67	‐

Walks	17	‐

ERA	2.74	‐

WHIP	1.11	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Grant Taylor SP,RP - CWS	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	31	29

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	28.7	15.9

Wins	2	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	7	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	3	2

Hits Allowed	24	14

Earned Runs	11	8

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	35	15

Walks	11	8

ERA	3.33	4.26

WHIP	1.23	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Grant Taylor SP,RP - CWS	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
News
	Grant Taylor allowed two hits over a scoreless inning to earn the save in a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	Montero (personal) joined New York as a non-roster invitee with plans to compete for a bullpen position during spring games. Visa complications have prevented him from arriving at Yankees camp. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 7th
	Grant Taylor allowed one walk while striking out two over 1 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the save in a 1-0 win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	Rafael Montero has yet to report to Yankees camp due to visa issues. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 19th
	Grant Taylor walked one and struck out one over one scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Guardians. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th	The New York Yankees signed Rafael Montero to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Feb 12th
	Grant Taylor struck out three over one scoreless inning to pick up the save in Saturday's win over the Phillies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 7th
	Grant Taylor will serve as an opener in Friday’s game against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 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
	Grant Taylor SP,RP - CWS			Rafael Montero RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#132	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#166	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#296	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#236
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#128	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#236	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#287	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#198
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#377	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#237
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#171	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#313
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#58
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#223	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#128
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#107
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#102	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#201
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#82
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#192
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#370
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#220
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#152	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#82
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#115	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#57	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#176
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#51	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#134
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#292	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#313	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#259
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#51	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#134	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#146	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#220	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#293
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#91	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#287
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#99	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#82	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#222
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#162	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#20	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-0)	#145	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#213
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#22	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY			@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB			@ CHC
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS			vs STL
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS			vs STL
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE			vs ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#181	@ BAL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM			vs TOR
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX			vs HOU
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			@ LAA
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			vs COL
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			@ MIN
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87
Mon, Apr 13th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Thu, May 7th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#156
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#60
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Grant Taylor for Rafael Montero (2026)

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