Who Should I Trade?

Robert Stephenson for Sean Manaea (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Sean Manaea SP,RP - NYM	Robert Stephenson RP - LAA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 137	‐
VBR	# 307	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	49	‐
Wins	3	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.45	‐
WHIP	1.33	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 156	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 156	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 89	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 145	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Sean Manaea SP,RP - NYM	Robert Stephenson RP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	‐

Games Started	8	‐

Innings Pitched	85.2	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	5	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	89	‐

Earned Runs	46	‐

Home Runs Allowed	12	‐

Strikeouts	84	‐

Walks	28	‐

ERA	4.83	‐

WHIP	1.37	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Sean Manaea SP,RP - NYM	Robert Stephenson RP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	‐

Games Started	9	‐

Innings Pitched	49.5	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	47	‐

Earned Runs	25	‐

Home Runs Allowed	8	‐

Strikeouts	49	‐

Walks	16	‐

ERA	4.45	‐

WHIP	1.33	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sean Manaea SP,RP - NYM	Robert Stephenson RP - LAA
News
	Sean Manaea allowed one run on six hits and two walks while striking out three across six innings in Friday's 4-2 loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 24th	Stephenson signed a three-year, $33 million deal with the Angels after the 2023 season and previously underwent UCL reconstruction in May 2024. He experienced thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms over the winter and was eased into spring workouts before right elbow inflammation emerged and landed him on the 60-day IL prior to Opening Day. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 8th
	Sean Manaea allowed four earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out seven over 4 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Phillies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	The Angels placed RHP Robert Stephenson on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Sean Manaea took the loss Monday against the Blue Jays after allowing two runs on three hits and two walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out four and finished one out shy of recording his second quality start of the season. Bruno Mulé Tue, Jun 30th	Angels reliever Robert Stephenson has suffered a setback and said there is concern of further damage to his UCL. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 14th
	Sean Manaea did not factor into the decision Wednesday against the Cubs after allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits and two walks over three innings. He struck out four and generated 10 swinging strikes. Manaea allowed consecutive doubles to begin the second inning before five straight batters reached in the fourth, with two Mets infield errors contributing to his early exit. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jun 25th	Angels reliever Robert Stephenson (shoulder) has suffered a setback and wil undergo tests. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 14th
	Sean Manaea will start one of the two games in Wednesday's doubleheader. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	Robert Stephenson said he “felt great” after facing live hitters for the first time on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 6th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Sean Manaea SP,RP - NYM			Robert Stephenson RP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#23
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#199
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#134	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63
Mon, Apr 6th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#418
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#295
Thu, Apr 16th				@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#262
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#388
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#239	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Mon, Apr 20th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#348	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#97
Sat, Apr 25th				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#411
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#98
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Tue, May 5th				vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#411
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#250
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#91
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#219
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#79	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#264	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#173	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53
Thu, May 28th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Mon, Jun 8th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#232
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#285	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#280
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95
Fri, Jun 19th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#106
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#305
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#180	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#106
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#93
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#112
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#213	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th				vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#100
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#304	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#49	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#166
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#184
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#129
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Thu, Aug 13th				vs TEX
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH			vs KC
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH			vs KC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH			vs KC
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD			@ HOU
Thu, Aug 20th				@ HOU
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CLE
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			vs NYY
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ SEA
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#308
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#166
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#170
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Robert Stephenson for Sean Manaea (2026)

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