Who Should I Trade?

Parker Messick for Quinn Priester (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 31	‐
VBR	# 185	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	27	‐
Wins	2	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.65	‐
WHIP	1.27	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 27	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 41	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 17	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 27	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 41	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	‐

Games Started	26	‐

Innings Pitched	155.0	‐

Wins	10	‐

Losses	8	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	116	‐

Earned Runs	43	‐

Home Runs Allowed	14	‐

Strikeouts	156	‐

Walks	41	‐

ERA	2.50	‐

WHIP	1.01	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	‐

Games Started	5	‐

Innings Pitched	27.7	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	26	‐

Earned Runs	11	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	27	‐

Walks	8	‐

ERA	3.65	‐

WHIP	1.27	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
News
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Monday's 4-2 win over the Angels. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	Quinn Priester underwent surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on six hits and no walks while striking out 10 over 6.2 innings in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Giants. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 20th	Quinn Priester told reporters he will undergo decompression surgery on Monday and miss the remainder of the season. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	Parker Messick allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out six over 5.2 innings in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, Aug 14th	Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester (shoulder) will visit a specialist to decide on his next steps. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jun 12th
	Parker Messick allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over seven innings in Friday's 8-2 win over the White Sox. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th	Quinn Priester returned from his rehab assignment to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League and remains on the injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 11th
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out six over 4.1 innings in Saturday's 12-8 loss to the Diamondbacks. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 2nd	Quinn Priester will throw five innings or 70-75 pitches in a rehab start on Saturday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Parker Messick SP - CLE			Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#259
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#393	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#124	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#123
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#426
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385	@ LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			vs CIN
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs STL
Sat, Apr 4th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Thu, May 14th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 14th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Mon, Jul 27th				@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Thu, Sep 17th				@ PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Parker Messick for Quinn Priester (2026)

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