Who Should I Trade?

Joel Payamps for Rico Garcia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Rico Garcia RP - BAL	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 153	‐
VBR	# 456	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	3	1
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.44	5.63
WHIP	1.33	1.88

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 160	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 113	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 150	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 224	# 433

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Rico Garcia RP - BAL	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	73	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	65.0	7.2

Wins	5	0

Losses	1	2

Saves	9	0

Blown Saves	6	1

Holds	18	2

Hits Allowed	43	9

Earned Runs	23	8

Home Runs Allowed	9	2

Strikeouts	66	9

Walks	22	4

ERA	3.18	9.39

WHIP	1.00	1.70

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Rico Garcia RP - BAL	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	2.7	0.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	3	1

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	3	1

Walks	1	1

ERA	3.44	5.63

WHIP	1.33	1.88

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Rico Garcia RP - BAL	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
News
	Rico Garcia struck out two batters in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Friday's 5-3 win over the Rays. Jesse Garcia Sat, Aug 22nd	The Braves designated Joel Payamps for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, May 1st
	Rico Garcia struck out two batters in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Red Sox. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jun 3rd
	Rico Garcia struck out one batter while allowing one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Athletics. Jesse Garcia Mon, May 11th
	Rico Garcia picked up a save Wednesday against the Marlins. Jesse Garcia Thu, May 7th
	Rico Garcia pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing two walks, while striking out two to earn the save in the Orioles win over the White Sox Wednesday. Jesse Garcia Wed, Apr 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
	Rico Garcia RP - BAL			Joel Payamps RP - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Sun, Mar 29th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#229
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#190
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Sat, Apr 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#150	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35
Sun, Apr 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#32	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#235	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Fri, Apr 10th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223
Sat, Apr 11th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Sun, Apr 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Mon, Apr 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#190	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Tue, Apr 14th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Mon, Apr 20th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Tue, Apr 21st	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#90	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#321
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Fri, Apr 24th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#146	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Sat, Apr 25th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Sun, Apr 26th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Tue, Apr 28th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#177	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Wed, Apr 29th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Thu, Apr 30th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Fri, May 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368
Sat, May 2nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#260
Sun, May 3rd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Mon, May 4th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Tue, May 5th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Wed, May 6th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Fri, May 8th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141
Sat, May 9th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#229	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#57
Sun, May 10th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Tue, May 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Wed, May 13th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Thu, May 14th				vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Fri, May 15th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#321	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103
Sat, May 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Sun, May 17th	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#199	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#146
Mon, May 18th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#169
Wed, May 20th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#256	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Fri, May 22nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#199
Sat, May 23rd				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Sun, May 24th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#111	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Tue, May 26th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Wed, May 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#256	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103
Thu, May 28th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Fri, May 29th	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#280	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Sun, May 31st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#88	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#146	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#114
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#130	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#78
Tue, Jun 9th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#110
Wed, Jun 10th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Wed, Jun 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, Jun 21st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#346	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#143
Wed, Jun 24th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#248
Fri, Jun 26th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Sun, Jun 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#321	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#101	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sat, Jul 11th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Sun, Jul 12th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Fri, Jul 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155
Sat, Jul 18th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38
Sun, Jul 19th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Mon, Jul 20th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#248
Tue, Jul 21st				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#142
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Mon, Jul 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Wed, Jul 29th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Thu, Jul 30th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Fri, Aug 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16
Sat, Aug 8th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Mon, Aug 10th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#93	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#256	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35
Mon, Aug 17th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Tue, Aug 18th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#27	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Wed, Aug 19th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100
Tue, Aug 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Wed, Aug 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105
Thu, Aug 27th	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#211	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#349
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#361
Mon, Aug 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#364	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#313
Tue, Sep 1st	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#356	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#196
Fri, Sep 4th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Sat, Sep 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Sun, Sep 6th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#88	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#125
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Mon, Sep 14th	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#149	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#101
Tue, Sep 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Wed, Sep 16th	@ NYM	Xzavion Curry (0-1)	#318	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#104
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Fri, Sep 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Sat, Sep 26th	@ NYY			@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Sun, Sep 27th	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Thu, Mar 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Thu, May 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, May 11th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Mon, May 25th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Mon, Jun 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Thu, Jun 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Tue, Jun 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Thu, Jun 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Tue, Jul 28th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#111
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Mon, Sep 21st	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89

Who Should I Trade?

Joel Payamps for Rico Garcia (2026)

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