Who Should I Trade?

Payton Tolle for Ryan Zeferjahn (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Payton Tolle SP,RP - BOS	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - LAA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 50	# 315
VBR	# 248	# 438

Projections

Strikeouts	52	27
Wins	3	1
Saves	0	4
ERA	4.03	4.12
WHIP	1.25	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 46	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 46	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 41	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 66	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 81	# 388

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 53	# 243

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Payton Tolle SP,RP - BOS	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	40

Games Started	16	0

Innings Pitched	89.2	46.0

Wins	5	4

Losses	6	3

Saves	0	3

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	74	24

Earned Runs	35	20

Home Runs Allowed	9	5

Strikeouts	96	63

Walks	26	31

ERA	3.51	3.91

WHIP	1.12	1.20

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Payton Tolle SP,RP - BOS	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	26

Games Started	10	0

Innings Pitched	50.2	22.9

Wins	3	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	4

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	4

Hits Allowed	45	19

Earned Runs	22	10

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	52	27

Walks	16	12

ERA	4.03	4.12

WHIP	1.25	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Payton Tolle SP,RP - BOS	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - LAA
News
	Payton Tolle allowed four earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out nine over 5 2/3 innings in Monday’s win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 21st	Ryan Zeferjahn allowed one earned run on one hit over one inning to earn the save in Sunday’s win over the Tigers. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 20th
	Payton Tolle is the presumed starter for Monday’s series opener against the Orioles. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	Ryan Zeferjahn picked up his first save of the season on Tuesday, recording the final four outs as the Angels hung on for a 4-3 victory over the White Sox. David Leisering Wed, May 6th
	Payton Tolle allowed two hits and one walk while striking out six over six scoreless innings in Tuesday’s win over the White Sox. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 8th	Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn has made the Opening Day roster, according to manager Kurt Suzuki. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th
	Payton Tolle took the loss Wednesday against the Nationals after allowing six runs on seven hits and three walks over three-plus innings. He struck out five in Boston’s 10-2 defeat. Four of the seven hits went for extra bases, including home runs by Andres Chaparro and Nasim Nunez, their first of the season. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jul 2nd
	Payton Tolle allowed one hit and two walks while striking out seven over seven scoreless innings in Friday's win over the Yankees. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 27th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Payton Tolle SP,RP - BOS			Ryan Zeferjahn RP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#147	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#214
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#196	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#267	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#190	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#91
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#423
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#289	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#308
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#264
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#308	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#300
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#300	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#329	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#110
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#144	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#363	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#253	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#209	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#223
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#78
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#229
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#209	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#207	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#240
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#134	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	vs TB	Casey Legumina
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#153	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#90
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#307
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#116	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#334	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#204
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#176	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (0-1)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#188	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#90	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#229
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD			vs MIL
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD			vs MIL
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD			vs MIL
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT			vs KC
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT			vs KC
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT			vs KC
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI			@ HOU
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			@ WSH
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			@ SEA
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Thu, Apr 16th				@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24
Sat, May 9th				@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Thu, May 21st				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Mon, Jun 1st				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237
Sat, Jun 6th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Tue, Jul 21st				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#109
Thu, Aug 20th				@ HOU
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Payton Tolle for Ryan Zeferjahn (2026)

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