Who Should I Trade?

Jeremy Pena for Kaelen Culpepper (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jeremy Pena SS - HOU	Kaelen Culpepper SS - MIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 69	‐
VBR	# 33	# 202

Projections

Runs	17	12
Home Runs	4	3
RBI	13	10
Stolen Bases	3	2
Batting Average	.273	.252

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 88	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 71	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 49	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 66	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 44	# 167

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 78	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jeremy Pena SS - HOU	Kaelen Culpepper SS - MIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	320	50

Runs	61	6

Hits	90	17

Singles	61	14

Doubles	14	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	14	2

RBI	41	4

Stolen Bases	8	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	21	2

Strikeouts	74	13

Batting Average	.281	.340

On Base Pct	.335	.382

Slugging Pct	.463	.480

On-base Plus Slugging	.798	.862

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jeremy Pena SS - HOU	Kaelen Culpepper SS - MIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	112	91

Runs	17	12

Hits	31	23

Singles	21	16

Doubles	6	4

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	4	3

RBI	13	10

Stolen Bases	3	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	7	7

Strikeouts	23	22

Batting Average	.273	.252

On Base Pct	.326	.315

Slugging Pct	.431	.394

On-base Plus Slugging	.757	.709

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jeremy Pena SS - HOU	Kaelen Culpepper SS - MIN
News
	Jeremy Pena is back in the Astros lineup on Saturday against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Kaelen Culpepper went 1-for-4 in a 7-5 loss to the Padres on Saturday with a home run, a run scored and an RBI. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 23rd
	Jeremy Pena is not in the Astros lineup on Friday against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Kaelen Culpepper went 1-for-4 in an 8-6 win over the Brewers on Friday with a home run, a run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th
	Jeremy Peña was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Angels with a right hand contusion. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Kaelen Culpepper was called up by the Twins on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Aug 7th
	Jeremy Pena went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Mariners with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 17th	The Twins activated Kaelen Culpepper from the Triple-A IL. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Jeremy Pena went 2-for-4 in a win over the Rangers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd	Twins infield prospect Kaelen Culpepper was placed on the seven-day minor-league injured list on Tuesday with a left glute injury. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jeremy Pena SS - HOU			Kaelen Culpepper SS - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#263
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#121
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#392
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#256	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#163
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#275
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ DET
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ DET
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ LAA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ LAA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ SF
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs TEX
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Wed, Apr 29th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Thu, May 7th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Jun 1st				vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#392
Thu, Jun 11th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Thu, Jun 18th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Thu, Jul 9th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jul 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Thu, Aug 6th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Thu, Aug 13th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Sep 7th				@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th				vs NYY
Mon, Sep 21st				@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Jeremy Pena for Kaelen Culpepper (2026)

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