Who Should I Trade?

Michael Petersen for Rafael Montero (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Michael Petersen RP - MIA	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 303	‐
VBR	# 476	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	22	15
Wins	1	1
Saves	2	0
ERA	4.16	4.22
WHIP	1.36	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 324	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 267	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Michael Petersen RP - MIA	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	41	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	43.1	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	17	‐

Hits Allowed	26	‐

Earned Runs	14	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	51	‐

Walks	17	‐

ERA	2.91	‐

WHIP	0.99	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Michael Petersen RP - MIA	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	24	29

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	20.9	16.0

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	5	2

Hits Allowed	19	15

Earned Runs	10	8

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	22	15

Walks	9	8

ERA	4.16	4.22

WHIP	1.36	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Michael Petersen RP - MIA	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
News
	Michael Petersen is dealing with right hamstring tightness and will undergo further testing to determine the severity. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 12th	Montero (personal) joined New York as a non-roster invitee with plans to compete for a bullpen position during spring games. Visa complications have prevented him from arriving at Yankees camp. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 7th
	Michael Petersen earned his first save of the season, striking out two batters and allowing two hits in a scoreless inning during Wednesday’s 7-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Apr 9th	Rafael Montero has yet to report to Yankees camp due to visa issues. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 19th
		The New York Yankees signed Rafael Montero to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Feb 12th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Petersen RP - MIA			Rafael Montero RP - NYY
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#82
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#156	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#423
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#147	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#91	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#193	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#196
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#134
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#245
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#253	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#307
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#207	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#245	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#387	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#58
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#110
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#206
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#209	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#153
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#216	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#153	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#229
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#387	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#150	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#253	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#168	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#318	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#338	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#257
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#90	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#297
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#58	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#223
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-0)	#145	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#164	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#190	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM			@ CHC
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL			vs STL
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL			vs STL
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA			vs ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH			vs TOR
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS			vs HOU
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC			@ LAA
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC			@ SD
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#219
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#177
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Michael Petersen for Rafael Montero (2026)

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