Who Should I Trade?

Jakob Junis for Sam Bachman (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX	Sam Bachman RP - LAA
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 162	# 236
VBR	# 552	# 792

Projections

Strikeouts	7	5
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.98	4.31
WHIP	1.24	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 109	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 253	# 322

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 217	# 344

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 140	# 116

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX	Sam Bachman RP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	41

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	47.1	45.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	5	1

Blown Saves	1	3

Holds	17	17

Hits Allowed	41	34

Earned Runs	14	21

Home Runs Allowed	3	6

Strikeouts	35	46

Walks	12	27

ERA	2.66	4.14

WHIP	1.12	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX	Sam Bachman RP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.6	5.0

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	8	5

Earned Runs	4	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	7	5

Walks	2	2

ERA	3.98	4.31

WHIP	1.24	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX	Sam Bachman RP - LAA
News
	The Rangers activated RHP Jakob Junis from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Sam Bachman pitched in a Arizona Bridge League on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	The Rangers placed RHP Jakob Junis on the 15-day injured list with a left adductor strain. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	The Angels placed RHP Sam Bachman on the 15-day injured list with right forearm radial nerve inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	The Rangers activated Jakob Junis from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	Sam Bachman left his appearance early on Sunday with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Rangers right-hander Jacob Junis (hip) has been placed on the 15-day injured list, but the expectation is a minimum stay. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th	Sam Bachman pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Sunday to earn his first save of the season as the Angels defeated the Athletics, 9-7. David Leisering Sun, Jun 21st
	Jakob Junis was pulled from Monday's contest against the Cleveland Guardians due to heat exhaustion. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jun 30th	Sam Bachman has been battling a sickness for the past few days. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX			Sam Bachman RP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#152
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#154	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#119
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#388
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#403
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#197	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#100	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#197	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#205
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#81
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#312
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#220	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#317	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#265
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#183	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#152	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#321	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#265	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#85
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#143	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#173	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#253
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#253	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#387	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#152
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#224	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#197
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#58	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#44	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#302	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#126
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ SEA
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298
Mon, Apr 20th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Mon, May 4th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Thu, May 21st				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, Jun 8th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76
Thu, Aug 6th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Jakob Junis for Sam Bachman (2026)

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