Who Should I Trade?

Paul Skenes for Quinn Priester (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	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	# 5	‐
VBR	# 38	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	75	‐
Wins	4	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	2.90	‐
WHIP	1.10	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 6	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 4	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 5	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 3	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 5	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 6	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	‐

Games Started	22	‐

Innings Pitched	120.2	‐

Wins	9	‐

Losses	9	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	102	‐

Earned Runs	52	‐

Home Runs Allowed	11	‐

Strikeouts	149	‐

Walks	28	‐

ERA	3.88	‐

WHIP	1.08	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	‐

Games Started	11	‐

Innings Pitched	63.1	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	50	‐

Earned Runs	20	‐

Home Runs Allowed	6	‐

Strikeouts	75	‐

Walks	16	‐

ERA	2.90	‐

WHIP	1.10	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
News
	Paul Skenes allowed five runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings with 11 strikeouts and two walks in a loss on Saturday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	Quinn Priester underwent surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	Paul Skenes allowed one run on seven hits over seven innings with eight strikeouts and two walks in a win on Sunday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	Quinn Priester told reporters he will undergo decompression surgery on Monday and miss the remainder of the season. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	Paul Skenes will start on Sunday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th	Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester (shoulder) will visit a specialist to decide on his next steps. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jun 12th
	Paul Skenes allowed two runs on three hits over 5 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and one walk in a win on Sunday against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 13th	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
	Paul Skenes allowed two runs on eight hits over six innings with four strikeouts and one walk in a win on Tuesday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 8th	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
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT			Quinn Priester SP,RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#194
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#67	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#330	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#20
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#261	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#114
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#124
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#107	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#243
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#29
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#20	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#46
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#170	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#15
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#172
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#97
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#100
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#97	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#222	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#262
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#104	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#262	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#303	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#193	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#132
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#190	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#67
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#301	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#323	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#306	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#170
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#155	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#15	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#32	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#70	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#169
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#41	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#116	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA			@ SD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA			@ SD
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL			vs TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs STL
Mon, May 4th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Mon, May 18th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Tue, Jul 21st				vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#146
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SEA
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CHC
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CHC

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Paul Skenes for Quinn Priester (2026)

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