Who Should I Trade?

Sam Bachman for Seth Halvorsen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Seth Halvorsen RP - LAD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 236	‐
VBR	# 903	# 739

Projections

Strikeouts	5	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.45	4.18
WHIP	1.47	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 116	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 322	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 344	# 438

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Seth Halvorsen RP - LAD
2026 Stats


Games Played	41	22

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	45.2	20.0

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	17	2

Hits Allowed	34	22

Earned Runs	21	10

Home Runs Allowed	6	3

Strikeouts	46	17

Walks	27	16

ERA	4.14	4.50

WHIP	1.34	1.90

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Seth Halvorsen RP - LAD
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	10

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.6	7.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	5	7

Earned Runs	3	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	5	7

Walks	3	4

ERA	4.45	4.18

WHIP	1.47	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Seth Halvorsen RP - LAD
News
	The Angels placed RHP Sam Bachman on the 15-day injured list with right forearm radial nerve inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	The Dodgers have recalled right-hander Seth Halvorsen from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Brenton Kemp Thu, Aug 27th
	Sam Bachman left his appearance early on Sunday with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Seth Halvorsen was optioned to Triple-A by the Dodgers on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 12th
	Sam Bachman pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Sunday to earn his first save of the season as the Angels defeated the Athletics, 9-7. David Leisering Sun, Jun 21st	The Dodgers are calling up reliever Seth Halvorsen. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	Sam Bachman has been battling a sickness for the past few days. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Seth Halvorsen will report to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
		Reliever Seth Halvorsen has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for two players. Diego Sandoval Mon, Jul 20th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA			Seth Halvorsen RP - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#166
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA			@ CIN
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN			@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			vs SF
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			vs SF
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			vs SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			vs SD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			vs SD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA			vs SD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			@ SF
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			@ SF
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			@ SF
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Thu, May 14th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, May 25th				vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Thu, Jun 11th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jul 1st				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Mon, Jul 6th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Thu, Jul 30th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Mon, Aug 17th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Thu, Aug 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176

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Sam Bachman for Seth Halvorsen (2026)

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