Who Should I Trade?

Jesse Scholtens for Jose Espada (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
 
Experts' Pick
 
  Jesse Scholtens
SP,RP - TB
Jesse Scholtens
Jose Espada
RP - BAL
Jose Espada
Expert
Recommendation
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Recommended by
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Recommended by
0 of 1 experts
Rankings 
   
Rest of Season‐‐
VBR# 940‐
   
Projections 
   
Strikeouts65
Wins00
Saves00
ERA4.774.46
WHIP1.371.49
   
Misc 
   
Injury AlertMiLBMiLB
   
Expert Ranks 
   
Kevin Spinelli
KevScores		# 129‐
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
  Jesse Scholtens
SP,RP - TB
Jesse Scholtens
Jose Espada
RP - BAL
Jose Espada
2026 Stats 
   
   
Games Played91
   
Games Started20
   
Innings Pitched37.21.0
   
Wins50
   
Losses30
   
Saves00
   
Blown Saves10
   
Holds00
   
Hits Allowed362
   
Earned Runs160
   
Home Runs Allowed80
   
Strikeouts300
   
Walks110
   
ERA3.820.00
   
WHIP1.252.00
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
  Jesse Scholtens
SP,RP - TB
Jesse Scholtens
Jose Espada
RP - BAL
Jose Espada
2026 Projections 
   
   
Games Played716
   
Games Started10
   
Innings Pitched7.45.1
   
Wins00
   
Losses00
   
Saves00
   
Blown Saves00
   
Holds01
   
Hits Allowed85
   
Earned Runs43
   
Home Runs Allowed11
   
Strikeouts65
   
Walks23
   
ERA4.774.46
   
WHIP1.371.49
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
  Jesse Scholtens
SP,RP - TB
Jesse Scholtens
Jose Espada
RP - BAL
Jose Espada
News 
 The Rays activated Jesse Scholtens from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A.
Ari Koslow
Thu, Jul 23rd		The Orioles sent Jose Espada outright to Triple-A Norfolk.
Ari Koslow
Thu, May 21st
 Jesse Scholtens (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday.
Nate Miller - FantasyPros
Tue, Jul 7th		The Orioles designated Jose Espada for assignment.
Ari Koslow
Mon, May 18th
 Jesse Scholtens threw a 20-pitch bullpen session on Monday and is scheduled to face hitters on Thursday.
Nicholas Rodriguez
Tue, Jun 9th		The Orioles optioned RHP Jose Espada to Triple-A Norfolk.
Ari Koslow
Tue, May 12th
 Jesse Scholtens is scheduled to resume throwing next week.
Nicholas Rodriguez
Sat, May 30th		The Orioles recalled RHP Jose Espada from Triple-A Norfolk.
Ari Koslow
Sun, May 10th
 The Rays placed Jesse Scholtens on the 15-day injured list with a right wrist strain.
Ari Koslow
Tue, May 26th		The Orioles optioned Jose Espada to Double-A Chesapeake.
Ari Koslow
Fri, Apr 24th
Notes 
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
  Jesse Scholtens
SP,RP - TB
Jesse Scholtens
Jose Espada
RP - BAL
Jose Espada
Date OppOpp PitcherVBROppOpp PitcherVBR
Thu, Mar 26th@ STLMatthew Liberatore (5-8)#125vs MINJoe Ryan (6-7)#19
Sat, Mar 28th@ STLMichael McGreevy (4-9)#87vs MINTaj Bradley (9-4)#50
Sun, Mar 29th@ STLDustin May (5-7)#55vs MINBailey Ober (7-3)#83
Mon, Mar 30th@ MILKyle Harrison (8-2)#47vs TEXJack Leiter (3-7)#123
Tue, Mar 31st@ MILBrandon Woodruff (2-2)vs TEXJacob deGrom (7-6)#7
Wed, Apr 1st@ MILJacob Misiorowski (11-4)#6vs TEXNathan Eovaldi (10-8)#17
Fri, Apr 3rd@ MINBailey Ober (7-3)#83@ PITMitch Keller (6-7)#121
Sat, Apr 4th@ MINMick Abel (1-2)@ PITCarmen Mlodzinski (6-3)#119
Sun, Apr 5th@ MINSimeon Woods Richardson (1-7)@ PITBraxton Ashcraft (10-4)#33
Mon, Apr 6thvs CHCJameson Taillon (2-6)#171@ CWSGrant Taylor (4-2)#43
Tue, Apr 7thvs CHCJavier Assad (6-1)#174@ CWSShane Smith (0-2)#194
Wed, Apr 8thvs CHCColin Rea (8-7)#176@ CWSSean Burke (7-5)#71
Fri, Apr 10thvs NYYLuis Gil (1-2)#291vs SFLanden Roupp (7-9)#61
Sat, Apr 11thvs NYYMax Fried (4-3)#15vs SFLogan Webb (6-7)#16
Sun, Apr 12thvs NYYCam Schlittler (10-6)#14vs SFAdrian Houser (2-7)#188
Tue, Apr 14th@ CWSNoah Schultz (3-7)#209vs ARIMerrill Kelly (8-8)#126
Wed, Apr 15th@ CWSSean Burke (7-5)#71vs ARIEduardo Rodriguez (10-3)#127
Thu, Apr 16th@ CWSJordan Leasure@ CLEParker Messick (8-6)#45
Fri, Apr 17th@ PITBubba Chandler (3-8)#106@ CLETanner Bibee (4-10)#56
Sat, Apr 18th@ PITPaul Skenes (9-9)#3@ CLEGavin Williams (10-6)#21
Sun, Apr 19th@ PITMitch Keller (6-7)#121@ CLEJoey Cantillo (8-6)#76
Mon, Apr 20thvs CINRhett Lowder (3-7)#287@ KCSeth Lugo (4-6)#131
Tue, Apr 21stvs CINChase Burns (12-1)#27@ KCKris Bubic (3-2)#114
Wed, Apr 22ndvs CINBrandon Williamson (2-3)#330@ KCMichael Wacha (5-7)#78
Fri, Apr 24thvs MINTaj Bradley (9-4)#50vs BOSBrayan Bello (2-6)#124
Sat, Apr 25thvs MINBailey Ober (7-3)#83vs BOSGarrett Crochet (3-3)#243
Sun, Apr 26thvs MINSimeon Woods Richardson (1-7)vs BOSConnelly Early (7-5)#167
Mon, Apr 27th@ CLEParker Messick (8-6)#45   
Tue, Apr 28th@ CLETanner Bibee (4-10)#56vs HOUKai-Wei Teng (5-6)#262
Wed, Apr 29th@ CLEGavin Williams (10-6)#21   
Fri, May 1stvs SFRobbie Ray (9-6)#102@ NYYWill Warren (7-5)#68
Sat, May 2ndvs SFLanden Roupp (7-9)#61@ NYYRyan Weathers (4-7)#57
Sun, May 3rdvs SFTyler Mahle (3-9)#74@ NYYMax Fried (4-3)#15
Mon, May 4thvs TOREric Lauer (6-5)#370@ NYYCam Schlittler (10-6)#14
Tue, May 5thvs TORKevin Gausman (4-10)#30@ MIASandy Alcantara (11-6)#65
Wed, May 6thvs TORPatrick Corbin (3-4)#313@ MIAEury Perez (5-8)#42
Thu, May 7th@ BOSJake Bennett (6-4)#89@ MIAMax Meyer (9-1)#77
Fri, May 8th@ BOSConnelly Early (7-5)#167vs ATHJacob Lopez (5-4)#203
Sun, May 10th@ BOSPayton Tolle (6-6)#44vs ATHLuis Severino (2-6)#235
Mon, May 11th@ TORKevin Gausman (4-10)#30vs NYYRyan Weathers (4-7)#57
Tue, May 12th@ TORPatrick Corbin (3-4)#313vs NYYWill Warren (7-5)#68
Wed, May 13th@ TORDylan Cease (7-5)#9vs NYYMax Fried (4-3)#15
Fri, May 15thvs MIAJanson Junk (4-6)#120@ WSHZack Littell (7-8)#201
Sat, May 16thvs MIASandy Alcantara (11-6)#65@ WSHCade Cavalli (8-4)#52
Sun, May 17thvs MIAEury Perez (5-8)#42@ WSHRichard Lovelady (2-4)#392
Mon, May 18thvs BALTrevor Rogers (6-7)#72@ TBShane McClanahan (9-6)#35
Tue, May 19thvs BALKyle Bradish (7-9)#49@ TBGriffin Jax (6-8)#60
Wed, May 20thvs BALShane Baz (4-9)#73@ TBSteven Matz (4-4)#196
Fri, May 22nd@ NYYGerrit Cole (4-5)#24vs DETJack Flaherty (3-8)#99
Sun, May 24th@ NYYRyan Weathers (4-7)#57vs DETTroy Melton (6-1)#96
Mon, May 25th@ BALKyle Bradish (7-9)#49vs TBShane McClanahan (9-6)#35
Tue, May 26th@ BALShane Baz (4-9)#73vs TBGriffin Jax (6-8)#60
Wed, May 27th@ BALTrey Gibson (1-3)#302vs TBSteven Matz (4-4)#196
Fri, May 29thvs LAAWalbert Urena (6-7)#318vs TORAdam Macko (2-0)#246
Sat, May 30thvs LAAReid Detmers (3-7)#36vs TORTrey Yesavage (5-5)#69
Sun, May 31stvs LAAJack Kochanowicz (2-5)vs TORSpencer Miles (4-2)#91
Mon, Jun 1stvs DETTy Madden#256   
Tue, Jun 2ndvs DETJack Flaherty (3-8)#99@ BOSConnelly Early (7-5)#167
Wed, Jun 3rdvs DETTroy Melton (6-1)#96@ BOSPayton Tolle (6-6)#44
Fri, Jun 5th@ MIARyan Gusto (0-2)#198@ TORTrey Yesavage (5-5)#69
Sat, Jun 6th@ MIALake Bachar (1-2)#193@ TORBraydon Fisher (3-3)#178
Sun, Jun 7th@ MIASandy Alcantara (11-6)#65@ TORKevin Gausman (4-10)#30
Mon, Jun 8thvs BOSConnelly Early (7-5)#167vs SEAEmerson Hancock (6-5)#85
Tue, Jun 9thvs BOSPayton Tolle (6-6)#44vs SEALogan Gilbert (8-6)#10
Wed, Jun 10thvs BOSJake Bennett (6-4)#89vs SEAGeorge Kirby (8-9)#22
Fri, Jun 12th@ LAASam Aldegheri (3-4)#426vs SDGriffin Canning (2-9)#172
Sat, Jun 13th@ LAAJose Soriano (9-6)#53vs SDRandy Vasquez (6-6)#257
Sun, Jun 14th@ LAAGrayson Rodriguez (3-3)#122vs SDWalker Buehler (6-5)#217
Mon, Jun 15th@ LADEric Lauer (6-5)#370   
Tue, Jun 16th@ LADJustin Wrobleski (11-2)#90@ SEALogan Gilbert (8-6)#10
Wed, Jun 17th@ LADShohei Ohtani (8-2)#1@ SEAGeorge Kirby (8-9)#22
Fri, Jun 19thvs WSHPJ Poulin (3-0)#280@ LADRoki Sasaki (4-5)#100
Sat, Jun 20thvs WSHCade Cavalli (8-4)#52@ LADYoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)#11
Sun, Jun 21stvs WSHAndrew Alvarez (2-3)#192@ LADEmmet Sheehan (4-7)#48
Mon, Jun 22ndvs KCMichael Wacha (5-7)#78@ LAASam Aldegheri (3-4)#426
Tue, Jun 23rdvs KCLuinder Avila (5-3)#298@ LAARyan Johnson (2-5)#169
Wed, Jun 24thvs KCNoah Cameron (5-8)#94@ LAAJose Soriano (9-6)#53
Thu, Jun 25thvs KCSeth Lugo (4-6)#131   
Fri, Jun 26thvs ARIZac Gallen (3-9)#177vs WSHAndrew Alvarez (2-3)#192
Sat, Jun 27thvs ARIvs WSHFoster Griffin (12-2)#51
Sun, Jun 28thvs ARIMerrill Kelly (8-8)#126vs WSHZack Littell (7-8)#201
Tue, Jun 30th@ KCNoah Cameron (5-8)#94vs CWSErick Fedde (5-6)#385
Wed, Jul 1st@ KCSeth Lugo (4-6)#131vs CWSNoah Schultz (3-7)#209
Thu, Jul 2nd@ KCStephen Kolek (4-3)#356   
Fri, Jul 3rd@ HOUSpencer Arrighetti (7-5)#279@ CINBrady Singer (5-10)#142
Sat, Jul 4th@ HOUHunter Brown (2-1)#18@ CINHunter Greene (2-2)#26
Sun, Jul 5th@ HOUPeter Lambert (8-5)#148@ CINNick Lodolo (3-2)#118
Mon, Jul 6thvs NYYCam Schlittler (10-6)#14   
Tue, Jul 7thvs NYYWill Warren (7-5)#68vs CHCMatthew Boyd (6-1)#32
Wed, Jul 8thvs NYYGerrit Cole (4-5)#24vs CHCColin Rea (8-7)#176
Thu, Jul 9thvs NYYPaul Blackburn (3-1)#233vs CHCDavid Peterson (6-7)#67
Fri, Jul 10thvs SEALuis Castillo (3-9)#64vs KCLuinder Avila (5-3)#298
Sat, Jul 11thvs SEALogan Gilbert (8-6)#10vs KCNoah Cameron (5-8)#94
Sun, Jul 12thvs SEAEmerson Hancock (6-5)#85vs KCSeth Lugo (4-6)#131
Fri, Jul 17th@ BOSEduardo Rivera (0-1)#232@ HOUPeter Lambert (8-5)#148
Sat, Jul 18th@ BOSPatrick Sandoval (0-0)#138@ HOUSpencer Arrighetti (7-5)#279
Sun, Jul 19th@ BOSSonny Gray (12-2)#29@ HOUHunter Brown (2-1)#18
Mon, Jul 20th@ TORDylan Cease (7-5)#9@ BOSPayton Tolle (6-6)#44
Tue, Jul 21st@ TORKevin Gausman (4-10)#30   
Wed, Jul 22nd@ TORBraydon Fisher (3-3)#178@ BOSEduardo Rivera (0-1)#232
Thu, Jul 23rd@ TORShane Bieber (2-2)#80   
Fri, Jul 24thvs CLEJoey Cantillo (8-6)#76vs ATLGrant Holmes (6-4)#137
Sat, Jul 25thvs CLETanner Bibee (4-10)#56vs ATLBryce Elder (6-6)#133
Sun, Jul 26thvs CLEParker Messick (8-6)#45vs ATLReynaldo Lopez (4-3)#84
Tue, Jul 28thvs TEXCal Quantrill (4-3)#292@ DETTroy Melton (6-1)#96
Wed, Jul 29thvs TEXMacKenzie Gore (6-9)#37@ DETTarik Skubal (7-5)#2
Thu, Jul 30thvs TEXCole Winn   
Fri, Jul 31stvs CWSErick Fedde (5-6)#385vs PHIBrad Keller
Sat, Aug 1stvs CWSNoah Schultz (3-7)#209vs PHICristopher Sanchez (13-4)#4
Sun, Aug 2ndvs CWSAnthony Kay (7-5)#205vs PHIZack Wheeler (10-2)#8
Mon, Aug 3rd@ COLMichael Lorenzen (3-9)#433   
Tue, Aug 4th@ COLGabriel Hughes (0-3)#216vs LAAReid Detmers (3-7)#36
Wed, Aug 5th@ COLTomoyuki Sugano (10-4)#434vs LAAGrayson Rodriguez (3-3)#122
Fri, Aug 7th@ SEABryan Woo (7-7)#13@ TEXJacob deGrom (7-6)#7
Sat, Aug 8th@ SEALogan Gilbert (8-6)#10@ TEXKumar Rocker (4-8)#88
Sun, Aug 9th@ SEA@ TEX
Mon, Aug 10th@ ATH@ MIN
Tue, Aug 11th@ ATH@ MIN
Wed, Aug 12th@ ATH@ MIN
Fri, Aug 14thvs BAL@ TB
Sat, Aug 15thvs BAL@ TB
Sun, Aug 16thvs BAL@ TB
Mon, Aug 17thvs BAL@ TB
Tue, Aug 18thvs TORvs NYY
Wed, Aug 19thvs TORvs NYY
Thu, Aug 20thvs TORvs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st@ BALvs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd@ BALvs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd@ BALvs TB
Mon, Aug 24th@ DET   
Tue, Aug 25th@ DET@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th@ DET@ STL
Fri, Aug 28thvs SD@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29thvs SD@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30thvs SD@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31stvs NYM@ COL
Tue, Sep 1stvs NYM@ COL
Wed, Sep 2ndvs NYM@ COL
Thu, Sep 3rd@ TEXvs BOS
Fri, Sep 4th@ TEXvs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th@ TEXvs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th@ TEXvs BOS
Tue, Sep 8th@ ATLvs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th@ ATLvs CLE
Thu, Sep 10th@ ATL   
Fri, Sep 11thvs HOU@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12thvs HOU@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13thvs HOU@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15thvs ATH@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16thvs ATH@ NYM
Thu, Sep 17thvs ATH   
Fri, Sep 18thvs BOSvs MIL
Sat, Sep 19thvs BOSvs MIL
Sun, Sep 20thvs BOSvs MIL
Tue, Sep 22nd@ NYYvs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd@ NYYvs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th@ NYY   
Fri, Sep 25th@ PHI@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th@ PHI@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th@ PHI@ NYY
Mon, Apr 13th   vs ARIRyne Nelson (3-5)#199
Thu, Apr 30th   vs HOULance McCullers Jr. (2-3)#290
Sat, May 9th   vs ATHAaron Civale (5-7)#190
Thu, May 28th   vs TORPatrick Corbin (3-4)#313
Thu, Jun 4th   @ BOSBrayan Bello (2-6)#124
Thu, Jun 11th   vs SEABryan Woo (7-7)#13
Thu, Jun 18th   @ SEABryan Woo (7-7)#13
Mon, Jun 29th   vs CWSSean Burke (7-5)#71
Mon, Jul 27th   @ DETKeider Montero (7-6)#144
Thu, Aug 6th   vs LAA
Thu, Aug 27th   @ STL
Mon, Sep 7th   vs CLE
Mon, Sep 14th   @ NYM
Mon, Sep 21st   vs TOR