Who Should I Trade?

Kai-Wei Teng for Nick Mears (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kai-Wei Teng SP,RP - HOU	Nick Mears RP - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 219	# 386
VBR	# 576	# 713

Projections

Strikeouts	10	2
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.52	3.58
WHIP	1.43	1.18

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 177	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 301	# 391

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 190	# 429

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kai-Wei Teng SP,RP - HOU	Nick Mears RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	21

Games Started	10	0

Innings Pitched	71.1	19.1

Wins	5	2

Losses	6	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	3	5

Hits Allowed	66	18

Earned Runs	35	11

Home Runs Allowed	10	2

Strikeouts	71	15

Walks	30	11

ERA	4.42	5.12

WHIP	1.35	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kai-Wei Teng SP,RP - HOU	Nick Mears RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.2	2.6

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	9	2

Earned Runs	5	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	10	2

Walks	4	1

ERA	4.52	3.58

WHIP	1.43	1.18

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kai-Wei Teng SP,RP - HOU	Nick Mears RP - KC
News
	The Astros recalled Kai-Wei Teng from Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Nick Mears suffered another setback in his recovery. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	The Astros optioned Kai-Wei Teng to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	Nick Mears is scheduled to begin a mound progression next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	The Astros activated Kai-Wei Teng from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Nick Mears resumed throwing on Monday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Kai-Wei Teng (knee) will begin a rehab assignment on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 10th	The Kansas City Royals transferred Nick Mears to the 60-day injured list. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 15th
	The Astros placed RHP Kai-Wei Teng on the 15-day injured list with a right knee sprain. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st	Nick Mears is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 27th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kai-Wei Teng SP,RP - HOU			Nick Mears RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#95	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#110
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#95
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#124
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#238	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#149
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#149
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs CLE
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Wed, Apr 29th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, May 7th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Thu, Jul 9th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82

Who Should I Trade?

Kai-Wei Teng for Nick Mears (2026)

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