Who Should I Trade?

Jake Bird for Ryne Stanek (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 345	# 354
VBR	# 765	# 562

Projections

Strikeouts	3	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.54	4.15
WHIP	1.36	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 414	# 401

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 304	# 323

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	64

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	38.2	57.0

Wins	1	2

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	3	4

Holds	7	25

Hits Allowed	42	51

Earned Runs	23	28

Home Runs Allowed	6	9

Strikeouts	41	60

Walks	13	29

ERA	5.35	4.42

WHIP	1.42	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	3.1	6.6

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	3	6

Earned Runs	2	3

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	3	7

Walks	1	3

ERA	4.54	4.15

WHIP	1.36	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
News
	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Ryne Stanek struck out two batters over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 4-1 win over the Pirates. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Ryne Stanek left Tuesday's game early against the Brewers with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	The Cardinals activated Ryne Stanek from the paternity list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Jake Bird is being traded along with three other prospects to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Luis Garcia Jr. Diego Sandoval Sun, Aug 2nd	The Cardinals placed RHP Ryne Stanek on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Ryne Stanek allowed three earned runs on three hits while striking out one batter to take the loss against the Twins. Chase Davis Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jake Bird RP - WSH			Ryne Stanek RP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#60	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-2)	#77	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#112
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#387	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#303
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#167
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#190	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#311	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#403	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#176	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#403
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#42	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#153
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs WSH
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#60
Mon, May 4th				vs MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#112
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Thu, Jul 9th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Sep 24th				@ PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Jake Bird for Ryne Stanek (2026)

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