Who Should I Trade?

Joey Estes for Lucas Braun (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Joey Estes SP - ATH	Lucas Braun SP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1076	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	14	2
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.50	5.08
WHIP	1.47	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joey Estes SP - ATH	Lucas Braun SP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	1	‐

Games Started	1	‐

Innings Pitched	4.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	5	‐

Earned Runs	4	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	8.31	‐

WHIP	1.38	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joey Estes SP - ATH	Lucas Braun SP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	13

Games Started	2	1

Innings Pitched	20.0	2.7

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	22	3

Earned Runs	12	2

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	14	2

Walks	6	1

ERA	5.50	5.08

WHIP	1.47	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joey Estes SP - ATH	Lucas Braun SP - ATL
News
	The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
	Joey Estes allowed four earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 14th
	The Athletics recalled RHP Joey Estes from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
	The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 12th
	Estes made just three appearances for the A's in 2025, spending most of the season at Triple-A Las Vegas where he posted a 5.51 ERA across 80 innings. He eventually landed on the injured list with a herniated disc in his lower back to close out the year. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 10th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Joey Estes SP - ATH			Lucas Braun SP - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#203
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#184	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#190
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#235
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#179	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#290	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#70
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#128
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#116	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#132
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#187	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#385	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#114	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#46
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#132	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#305
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#31
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#97
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#124
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#173
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#392
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#337	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#152
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#113
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#204
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#427	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#81
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-1)	#161
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#169
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#230
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#158
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#154	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#81
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#96	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#292
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#158
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#297	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#104	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#160	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#146
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#138	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#29	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#46	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#304
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#198
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#15
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS			@ NYY
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB			vs NYM
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB			vs NYM
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX			vs ARI
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC			@ MIN
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC			@ MIN
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC			@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU			@ MIL
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL			vs COL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL			vs COL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL			vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX			vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX			@ WSH
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA			@ PHI
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR			@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ MIA
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Mon, May 4th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Thu, May 28th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#220
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Joey Estes for Lucas Braun (2026)

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