Who Should I Trade?

Keider Montero for Yusei Kikuchi (2026)

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Keider Montero SP,RP - DET	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 188	# 171
VBR	# 450	# 399

Projections

Strikeouts	30	36
Wins	2	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.49	4.33
WHIP	1.38	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	‐	# 154

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 325	# 238

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 77	# 230

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 90	# 160

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Keider Montero SP,RP - DET	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	23	7

Games Started	17	7

Innings Pitched	110.1	31.0

Wins	7	0

Losses	6	3

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	88	35

Earned Runs	41	20

Home Runs Allowed	11	3

Strikeouts	79	33

Walks	23	14

ERA	3.34	5.81

WHIP	1.01	1.58

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Keider Montero SP,RP - DET	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	19	7

Games Started	4	7

Innings Pitched	36.9	35.6

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	37	35

Earned Runs	18	17

Home Runs Allowed	6	5

Strikeouts	30	36

Walks	12	13

ERA	4.49	4.33

WHIP	1.38	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Keider Montero SP,RP - DET	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
News
	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	Yusei Kikuchi will begin a rehab assignment on Thursday with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	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	Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (shoulder) is close to embarking on a rehab assignment. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 23rd
	Tigers right-hander Keider Montero pitched three shutout innings while earning the save against the Rangers on Saturday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jul 5th	Yusei Kikuchi recently began his throwing program and has progressed to playing catch. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch confirmed that Keider Montero is being moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th	The Angels transferred Yusei Kikuchi to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd
	Keider Montero allowed five hits and one walk while striking out three over seven scoreless innings in Friday’s win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 27th	Yusei Kikuchi said he hopes to start his throwing program soon to return sometime in the early part of the second half. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th
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			Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#115	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#20
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#49	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#169
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#182
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#86
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#72	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#94	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#88
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#111	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#99	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#420
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#56	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#107
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#130	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#304
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#117	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#289
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#124	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#367
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#180	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#49
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#30	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#51	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#302
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#218	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#358
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#146
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#107	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#87
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#130
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#245	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#93
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#281	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#407
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#135
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#54
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#91	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#50	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#93
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#157	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#407
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#30	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#221
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#117	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#68
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#87	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#89
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#112
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#54	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#46
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#68	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#181
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#153	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#67
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#112	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#162
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#46	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#219
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#183
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#232
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#77	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#44
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#132	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#78
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#207	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#213	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#74	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#64	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#348
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#190	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#248
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#297	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#127
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#110
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#64
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#248	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#20	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#134
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#127	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#113
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#207	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#256
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-2)	#131	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#162
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#93	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#104
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#26	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#108	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#75
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#291
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#141
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#206	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#162
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#248	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#104
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#20	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#183
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#70
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#312	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#91	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#162	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#256	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#174	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#110
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#96
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#132	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#170	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#44
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#111
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#105
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#184	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#167
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#430
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#374	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-1)	#177
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#141
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#82	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#127
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#77	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski	#147
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#256	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#104	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#98	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#146
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#82
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#88	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#77
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#133
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF			@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF			@ MIA
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE			vs TEX
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			vs KC
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			vs KC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			vs KC
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			@ HOU
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			vs NYY
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs MIN
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ SEA
Sun, Mar 29th				@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#141
Mon, Apr 13th				@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#70
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#213
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Sat, May 23rd				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Mon, Jun 8th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#206
Sun, Jun 14th				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#272
Thu, Jun 18th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#98
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#92
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TEX
Thu, Aug 20th				@ HOU
Thu, Sep 24th				@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Keider Montero for Yusei Kikuchi (2026)

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