Who Should I Trade?

Joel Payamps for Ryan Zeferjahn (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 206	‐
VBR	# 449	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	2	1
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.31	0.00
WHIP	1.30	1.11

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 134	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 215	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 243	# 433

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	65	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	69.2	7.2

Wins	4	0

Losses	4	2

Saves	7	0

Blown Saves	4	1

Holds	14	2

Hits Allowed	49	9

Earned Runs	30	8

Home Runs Allowed	7	2

Strikeouts	94	9

Walks	40	4

ERA	3.88	9.39

WHIP	1.28	1.70

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	1.9	0.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	1	1

Earned Runs	1	0

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	2	1

Walks	1	0

ERA	4.31	0.00

WHIP	1.30	1.11

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
News
	The Angels have traded reliever Ryan Jeferzahn to the Cubs. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd	The Braves designated Joel Payamps for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, May 1st
	Ryan Zeferjahn allowed one earned run on one hit over one inning to earn the save in Sunday’s win over the Tigers. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 20th
	Ryan Zeferjahn picked up his first save of the season on Tuesday, recording the final four outs as the Angels hung on for a 4-3 victory over the White Sox. David Leisering Wed, May 6th
	Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn has made the Opening Day roster, according to manager Kurt Suzuki. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC			Joel Payamps RP - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#158	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86
Sat, Apr 4th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#143	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#199	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#84	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#69	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#162	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#214
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Thu, Apr 30th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#340
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#281
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#309	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#78	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#23
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#157	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#109
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#288
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#167	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#253
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#132
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-3)	#222
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#277	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Sun, Jun 21st				vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#69	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#301
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#215
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#144
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#236	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#334	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Mon, Aug 10th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)	#244	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#144
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#219	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#24	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#329
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#249
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#114
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#227
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#172	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#229
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#157	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#292
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#109	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Sun, Sep 27th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#84
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#203
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28

Who Should I Trade?

Joel Payamps for Ryan Zeferjahn (2026)

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