Who Should I Trade?

Justin Steele for Mitch Keller (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Mitch Keller SP - PIT	Justin Steele SP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 138	# 206
VBR	‐	# 686

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	3
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	3.31
WHIP	‐	1.13

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 152	# 185

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 114	# 178

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 177	# 232

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 115	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Mitch Keller SP - PIT	Justin Steele SP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	‐

Games Started	22	‐

Innings Pitched	115.2	‐

Wins	6	‐

Losses	8	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	118	‐

Earned Runs	71	‐

Home Runs Allowed	15	‐

Strikeouts	89	‐

Walks	42	‐

ERA	5.52	‐

WHIP	1.38	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Mitch Keller SP - PIT	Justin Steele SP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	3

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	3.7

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	3

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	3

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	3.31

WHIP	‐	1.13

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Mitch Keller SP - PIT	Justin Steele SP - CHC
News
	The Pirates placed Mitch Keller on the 60-day injured list with a right arm teres major muscle injury. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Justin Steele will face hitters in a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	Mitch Keller allowed seven runs on six hits over two innings with two strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Sunday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Justin Steele is nearing the live BP phase of his throwing program. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Mitch Keller allowed two runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Monday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Justin Steele did a light mound workout on August 1. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Mitch Keller allowed three hits over five scoreless innings with six strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision on Wednesday against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	Justin Steele is scheduled for a "touch and feel" mound session." Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Mitch Keller will start Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	The Cubs reportedly “do not expect Justin Steele to be starting games this season.” Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Mitch Keller SP - PIT			Justin Steele SP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Mon, May 18th				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#274
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Fri, Jul 10th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#165	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ BOS
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Justin Steele for Mitch Keller (2026)

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