Who Should I Trade?

Robert Stephenson for Tayler Saucedo (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Robert Stephenson RP - LAA	Tayler Saucedo RP - LAA
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 786

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	13
Wins	‐	1
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.37
WHIP	‐	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Robert Stephenson RP - LAA	Tayler Saucedo RP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	6

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	3.1

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	1

Holds	‐	2

Hits Allowed	‐	5

Earned Runs	‐	2

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	6

Walks	‐	0

ERA	‐	5.40

WHIP	‐	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Robert Stephenson RP - LAA	Tayler Saucedo RP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	18

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	14.4

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	1

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	1

Hits Allowed	‐	14

Earned Runs	‐	7

Home Runs Allowed	‐	2

Strikeouts	‐	13

Walks	‐	7

ERA	‐	4.37

WHIP	‐	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Robert Stephenson RP - LAA	Tayler Saucedo RP - LAA
News
	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	The Angels optioned RHP Tayler Saucedo to Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th
	The Angels placed RHP Robert Stephenson on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	Tayler Saucedo has been recalled to the big-league club by the Angels. Diego Sandoval Mon, Jul 6th
	Angels reliever Robert Stephenson has suffered a setback and said there is concern of further damage to his UCL. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 14th	The Angels optioned Tayler Saucedo to Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th
	Angels reliever Robert Stephenson (shoulder) has suffered a setback and wil undergo tests. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 14th	The Angels recalled Tayler Saucedo from Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th
	Robert Stephenson said he “felt great” after facing live hitters for the first time on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 6th	The Angels optioned Tayler Saucedo to Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Robert Stephenson RP - LAA			Tayler Saucedo RP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#21	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#237	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#237
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#148	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#148
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#427	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#427
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#309	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#309
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#28	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#28
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#289	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#289
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#223	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#223
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#361	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#361
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#77	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#77
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#405	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#405
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#31	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#31
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#111	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#111
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#405	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#405
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#216	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#216
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#105	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#105
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#83	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#83
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein		vs LAD	Will Klein
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#299	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#299
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#277	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#277
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#438	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#438
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#248	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#248
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#164	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#164
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina		vs TB	Casey Legumina
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#305	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#305
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#299	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#299
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#32	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU			vs HOU
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU			vs HOU
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL			vs MIL
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL			vs MIL
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL			vs MIL
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC			vs KC
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC			vs KC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC			vs KC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU			@ HOU
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU			@ HOU
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY			vs NYY
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Robert Stephenson for Tayler Saucedo (2026)

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