Who Should I Trade?

Josh Walker for Lucas Sims (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Lucas Sims RP - CWS	Josh Walker RP - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 744

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	15
Wins	‐	1
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.46
WHIP	‐	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 423	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Lucas Sims RP - CWS	Josh Walker RP - BAL
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.0	6.0

Wins	0	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	9	5

Earned Runs	5	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	10	7

Walks	7	2

ERA	4.50	4.50

WHIP	1.60	1.17

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Lucas Sims RP - CWS	Josh Walker RP - BAL
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	19

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	15.6

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	1

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	2

Hits Allowed	‐	15

Earned Runs	‐	8

Home Runs Allowed	‐	2

Strikeouts	‐	15

Walks	‐	7

ERA	‐	4.46

WHIP	‐	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Lucas Sims RP - CWS	Josh Walker RP - BAL
News
	The White Sox re-signed RHP Lucas Sims to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th	Josh Walker was sent back to Triple-A Norfolk ahead of Wednesday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 1st
	Sims posted a 4.50 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, and 10:7 K:BB across 10 innings with Chicago before being removed from the White Sox' 40-man roster. He passed through waivers unclaimed and elected free agency Saturday. Bruno Mulé Mon, Apr 27th	The Orioles recalled LHP Josh Walker from Triple-A Norfolk. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th
	The White Sox designated RHP Lucas Sims for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd	The Orioles placed Josh Walker on their taxi squad. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
	The White Sox selected the contract of RHP Lucas Sims from Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 1st	The Orioles optioned Josh Walker to Triple-A Norfolk. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th
	Lucas Sims has signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. The deal includes an invitation to Spring Training. David Leisering Fri, Jan 30th	The Orioles selected the contract of Josh Walker. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Lucas Sims RP - CWS			Josh Walker RP - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#135	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#99
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#108	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#54	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#171	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#353	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#49
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#76	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#163
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#91
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#55
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#78	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#188
Mon, Apr 13th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#117
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#206	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#311	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Mon, Apr 20th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#123
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#117	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#281	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#150
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#65
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#64	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#147
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#48	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#282
Thu, Apr 30th				vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#192
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#32
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#48	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#21
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#432	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#54
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47
Thu, May 7th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#40
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#100	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#199
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#60	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#311
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#123	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#32
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#72
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#299
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#58
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#100	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#206
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#174	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#57
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#89	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#86
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#58
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#131	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#206
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#305
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#86	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#250
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#31	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#170	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#131	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#147
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#63
Thu, Jun 4th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#150
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#259	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#166
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#24
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#100
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#151	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19
Thu, Jun 11th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#125	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#304
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#41	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#97	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#125
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#86	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#170	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#41
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#432
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (1-4)	#173
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#48
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#159
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#64
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#219	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#69	vs CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#91
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#310	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#409
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#80	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#217
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#141
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (1-1)	#17
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#104
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#63	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#36
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#103	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#158	vs CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#199	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#219
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#106	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#78
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#156	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#123
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#101	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (0-1)	#77	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#18
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#63
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#309	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#103
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#151
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU			vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#126
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#18	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#81
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#32	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#86
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY			@ DET
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY			@ DET
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS			vs LAA
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 10th				@ MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN			@ MIN
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET			@ TB
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET			@ TB
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET			@ TB
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC			@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC			vs NYY
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC			vs NYY
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230	vs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM			vs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM			vs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM			vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX			@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX			@ STL
Thu, Aug 27th				@ STL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN			@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU			@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU			@ COL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			@ COL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ NYY
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#123
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#143
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#188
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC

Who Should I Trade?

Josh Walker for Lucas Sims (2026)

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