Who Should I Trade?

Keegan Akin for Keider Montero (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Keider Montero SP,RP - DET	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 188	# 300
VBR	# 344	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	36	‐
Wins	3	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.50	‐
WHIP	1.37	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 88	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 77	# 296

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 326	# 295

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Keider Montero SP,RP - DET	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
2026 Stats


Games Played	24	24

Games Started	18	2

Innings Pitched	116.1	25.1

Wins	8	0

Losses	6	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	90	28

Earned Runs	41	16

Home Runs Allowed	11	3

Strikeouts	81	17

Walks	25	9

ERA	3.17	5.68

WHIP	0.99	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Keider Montero SP,RP - DET	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
2026 Projections


Games Played	15	‐

Games Started	7	‐

Innings Pitched	45.6	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	46	‐

Earned Runs	23	‐

Home Runs Allowed	7	‐

Strikeouts	36	‐

Walks	14	‐

ERA	4.50	‐

WHIP	1.37	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Keider Montero SP,RP - DET	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
News
	Keider Montero allowed two hits and two walks while striking out two over six scoreless innings in Sunday's win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 3rd	Orioles manager Craig Albernaz told reporters that Keegan Akin underwent Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Tigers right-hander Keider Montero allowed six runs (four earned) on nine hits across 4 1/3 innings, taking the loss at home against the Orioles on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 28th	Orioles left-hander Keegan Akin has undergone left elbow reconstruction surgery. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 15th
	Tigers right-hander Keider Montero allowed one earned run across 5 1/3 innings while earning the win over the Cubs on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 23rd	The Orioles transferred RHP Keegan Akin to the 60-day injured list with elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 13th
	Tigers right-hander Keider Montero pitched three shutout innings while earning the save against the Rangers on Saturday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jul 5th	Orioles left-hander Keegan Akin (elbow) is scheduled to be evaluated by elbow specialist Dr. Keith Meister the week of July 13. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch confirmed that Keider Montero is being moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th	Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Keegan Akin is "looking at all his options." Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Keider Montero SP,RP - DET			Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#74	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#321	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49
Sun, Mar 29th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#90	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#232	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#113
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#47
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#218
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#189
Mon, Apr 13th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#130
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#149	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#250	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#44	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#149
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#187	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#109	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#250
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#280	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#165
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#260
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#275
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#65
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#157	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Thu, May 7th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#149	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#192
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#202
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#65
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#191
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#147	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#54
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#405
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#48
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#184
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#59
Mon, May 25th				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#48
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#184
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#295
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#208	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#271
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#79
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#184	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#165
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#99	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40
Thu, Jun 4th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#178
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#404	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#167
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#321
Sun, Jun 14th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#243
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19
Thu, Jun 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#208	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#96
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-2)	#136	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#423
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#101	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#236
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#278	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#201
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#260	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#191
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#393
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#65	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#272	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#115
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#38
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#171	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#88
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#305
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#278
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#236	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#145	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#217
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#425	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#180
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#305	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#112
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#43	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#103
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#114	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#59
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#213
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#94	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#83	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33	vs LAA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81
Mon, Aug 10th				@ MIN	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#114
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			@ TB
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			@ TB
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			@ TB
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT			@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			vs NYY
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			vs NYY
Thu, Aug 20th				vs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			vs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			vs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			@ STL
Thu, Aug 27th				@ STL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			@ COL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			@ COL
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs BOS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#151
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#288
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#48
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#260
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#142
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#88
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#433
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Keegan Akin for Keider Montero (2026)

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