Who Should I Trade?

Jeff Criswell for Jordan Wicks (2026)

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Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 652	# 1062

Projections

Strikeouts	9	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.32	5.04
WHIP	1.37	1.48

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 346	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	4	3

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	10.1	4.0

Wins	0	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	18	4

Earned Runs	12	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	8	3

Walks	2	3

ERA	10.45	4.50

WHIP	1.94	1.75

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	9

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	11.0	6.4

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	11	6

Earned Runs	5	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	6

Walks	4	3

ERA	4.32	5.04

WHIP	1.37	1.48

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
News
	The Cubs optioned Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	Jeff Criswell is hopeful to receive an MRI before devising a rehab plan. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	The Cubs optioned LHP Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Rockies have placed right-hander Jeff Criswell on the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder strain. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 18th
	The Cubs recalled LHP Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th	The Rockies optioned RHP Jeff Criswell to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
	The Cubs have optioned right-hander Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd	The Rockies have recalled right-hander Jeff Criswell from Triple-A Albuquerque. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 9th
	Jordan Wicks allowed three runs on four hits with one strikeout in two innings as the Cubs dropped a 5-1 decision to the Cardinals on Sunday night. David Leisering Sun, May 31st	The Rockies activated Jeff Criswell from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC			Jeff Criswell RP - COL
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#221	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#149
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#325
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#174	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#199	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#175
Thu, Apr 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#334
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#101
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#234
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Thu, Apr 16th				@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#405
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#198	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#65
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#383
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#198
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#383	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#350
Thu, Apr 30th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#267
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#391	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#100
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#173
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Thu, May 21st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Mon, Jun 1st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#126
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#398
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#428	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#161
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#83
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#198	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#107	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#403
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#164	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#116	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#179
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#197
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#306
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#219
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#25	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80	vs TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#85
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#434	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	@ ARI
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL			@ SF
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL			@ SF
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL			@ SF
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS			vs LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA			vs CLE
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI			@ WSH
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI			@ WSH
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL			vs BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			vs STL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th				vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Jeff Criswell for Jordan Wicks (2026)

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