Who Should I Trade?

Ryan Thompson for Ryan Zeferjahn (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 203	# 354
VBR	# 418	# 787

Projections

Strikeouts	10	2
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.93	4.30
WHIP	1.36	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 134	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 202	# 327

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 243	# 382

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	57	46

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	62.2	40.2

Wins	4	4

Losses	4	2

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	13	7

Hits Allowed	43	50

Earned Runs	29	19

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	86	29

Walks	36	13

ERA	4.16	4.20

WHIP	1.26	1.55

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.4	2.5

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	6	3

Earned Runs	4	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	10	2

Walks	4	1

ERA	3.93	4.30

WHIP	1.36	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
News
	The Angels have traded reliever Ryan Jeferzahn to the Cubs. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd	The Diamondbacks transferred RHP Ryan Thompson to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	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	The Diamondbacks placed Ryan Thompson on the 15-day injured list with a strained lower back. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	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	Ryan Thompson and the Arizona Diamondbacks have come to an agreement on a $3.95 million salary for the 2026 season, avoiding arbitration. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th
	Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn has made the Opening Day roster, according to manager Kurt Suzuki. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC			Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#259
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#119
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Sat, Apr 4th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#242	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#196	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#140
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#221	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#403	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#266
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#398
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#361
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#399
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Sun, Jun 21st				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#323	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#249
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#157	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#44	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#173
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#340
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#152
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ SD
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26

Who Should I Trade?

Ryan Thompson for Ryan Zeferjahn (2026)

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