Who Should I Trade?

Kris Bubic for Kumar Rocker (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Kumar Rocker SP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts	20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 110	# 154
VBR	# 475	# 437

Projections

Strikeouts	9	22
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.50	4.40
WHIP	1.30	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 145	# 193

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 94	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 127	# 201

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 121	# 127

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 176	# 163

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Kumar Rocker SP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	25

Games Started	9	23

Innings Pitched	50.1	126.2

Wins	3	5

Losses	2	10

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	36	125

Earned Runs	23	62

Home Runs Allowed	4	18

Strikeouts	51	117

Walks	26	51

ERA	4.11	4.41

WHIP	1.23	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Kumar Rocker SP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	5

Games Started	0	5

Innings Pitched	8.5	25.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	0	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	8	24

Earned Runs	3	12

Home Runs Allowed	1	3

Strikeouts	9	22

Walks	3	9

ERA	3.50	4.40

WHIP	1.30	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Kumar Rocker SP - TEX
News
	Kris Bubic is hopeful to begin a rehab assignment in early September. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Kumar Rocker allowed two earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out eight over 5 2/3 in innings in Monday’s 11-2 win over the White Sox. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 25th
	Kris Bubic is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Kumar Rocker allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out three over five innings in Wednesday's 6-0 loss to the Nationals. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	Kris Bubic is expected to be back sometime around the end of August. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Kumar Rocker allowed three earned runs on four hits and five walks while striking out three over five innings in Friday’s loss to the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th
	Kris Bubic is being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Diego Sandoval Mon, Aug 3rd	Kumar Rocker allowed six earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out five over three innings in Sunday's 10-5 loss to the Orioles. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	Kris Bubic is increasing his throwing progression. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Kumar Rocker allowed three earned runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out five over 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD			Kumar Rocker SP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#242
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#394
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#166	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ MIN
Sun, Mar 29th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, May 7th				@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Thu, Jul 9th				vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#298
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#268
Mon, Aug 31st				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Kris Bubic for Kumar Rocker (2026)

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