Who Should I Trade?

Joel Payamps for Jordan Hicks (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jordan Hicks SP,RP - CWS	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 883	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	5	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.49	3.33
WHIP	1.51	1.48

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 395	# 433

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jordan Hicks SP,RP - CWS	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	48	12

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	44.1	7.2

Wins	3	0

Losses	2	2

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	8	2

Hits Allowed	39	9

Earned Runs	21	8

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	57	9

Walks	30	4

ERA	4.26	9.39

WHIP	1.56	1.70

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jordan Hicks SP,RP - CWS	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.1	1.4

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	5	2

Earned Runs	3	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	5	2

Walks	3	1

ERA	4.49	3.33

WHIP	1.51	1.48

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jordan Hicks SP,RP - CWS	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
News
	The White Sox activated RHP Jordan Hicks from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st	The Braves designated Joel Payamps for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, May 1st
	Jordan Hicks will begin a rehab assignment on Saturday with Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 12th
	The White Sox placed Jordan Hicks on the 15-day injured list with a lat strain. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Jordan Hicks walked one and struck out one over 1 1/3 scoreless innings in Monday’s win over Marlins Chris Schommer Tue, Mar 31st
	The Chicago White Sox have acquired right-hander Jordan Hicks from the Boston Red Sox. Brenton Kemp Sun, Feb 1st
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jordan Hicks SP,RP - CWS			Joel Payamps RP - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#186	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#185
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#114
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#173	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#42	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#175	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Mon, Apr 13th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Mon, Apr 20th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#114	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Thu, Apr 30th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#293
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#233	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#387	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#10
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#175	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#258	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#112
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#308
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#302
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th				vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#173
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#84
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#219
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#52
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#49	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (3-2)	#214
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#306
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#20
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#365	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#110
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#52
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#38
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#169	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#156
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#306
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#200	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#176
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#204	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#15	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#141
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#15
Mon, Aug 10th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#148	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#114
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#81	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#394
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#393
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#144
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#204	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#80	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#210
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Mon, Sep 7th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#109	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#52
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#181	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#38	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#172
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#110	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#148	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#80
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#81	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#161	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ MIA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46

Who Should I Trade?

Joel Payamps for Jordan Hicks (2026)

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