Who Should I Trade?

Joey Estes for Ryan Pepiot (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Pepiot SP - TB	Joey Estes SP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 1076

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	14
Wins	‐	1
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	5.50
WHIP	‐	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 91	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Pepiot SP - TB	Joey Estes SP - ATH
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
	Ryan Pepiot SP - TB	Joey Estes SP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	14

Games Started	‐	2

Innings Pitched	‐	20.0

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	1

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	22

Earned Runs	‐	12

Home Runs Allowed	‐	4

Strikeouts	‐	14

Walks	‐	6

ERA	‐	5.50

WHIP	‐	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Pepiot SP - TB	Joey Estes SP - ATH
News
	The Rays said Ryan Pepiot's right hip surgery Wednesday went well and he is expected to make a full recovery for spring training next year. Ari Koslow Wed, May 13th	The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
	Ryan Pepiot (hip) will miss the remainder of the 2026 season to undergo right hip surgery. The surgery is scheduled for May 13. David Leisering Fri, May 1st	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
	Rays manager Kevin Cash said Ryan Pepiot had a bad day on Monday as his right hip felt “unstable” while playing catch. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 20th	The Athletics recalled RHP Joey Estes from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
	The Rays transferred RHP Ryan Pepiot to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th	The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 12th
	Pepiot has not pitched in a game setting since March 17 and was placed on the IL prior to Opening Day with right hip inflammation. He may need more than one rehab start before Tampa Bay brings him back. Bruno Mulé Mon, Apr 13th	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
	Ryan Pepiot SP - TB			Joey Estes SP - ATH
Fri, Mar 27th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#184
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#179
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#290
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#174	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#291	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#116
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#15	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#187
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Mon, Apr 13th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#385
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#330	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#114
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#132
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49
Sat, May 9th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Thu, May 14th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Sat, May 23rd				@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#337
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#302	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#96	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Thu, Jun 4th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#198	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#193	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#427
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#122	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#169
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#192	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#298	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426
Mon, Jun 29th				vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#18	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#96
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#233	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#232	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#138	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#29	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#297
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#178	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#104
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#160
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#292	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#138
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#29
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#385	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#129
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (1-1)	#185	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#216	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#138
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH			vs TB
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH			vs TB
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH			vs TB
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL			@ KC
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR			@ KC
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR			@ KC
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR			@ KC
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL			@ HOU
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL			@ HOU
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL			@ HOU
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET			vs MIN
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD			vs BAL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD			vs BAL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD			vs BAL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			@ SEA
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#256
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#356
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#80
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Joey Estes for Ryan Pepiot (2026)

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