Who Should I Trade?

Sam Bachman for Yimi Garcia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 236	‐
VBR	# 903	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	5	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.45	‐
WHIP	1.47	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 116	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 344	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 322	# 268

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	41	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	45.2	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	3	‐

Holds	17	‐

Hits Allowed	34	‐

Earned Runs	21	‐

Home Runs Allowed	6	‐

Strikeouts	46	‐

Walks	27	‐

ERA	4.14	‐

WHIP	1.34	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	5.6	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	5	‐

Earned Runs	3	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	5	‐

Walks	3	‐

ERA	4.45	‐

WHIP	1.47	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
News
	The Angels placed RHP Sam Bachman on the 15-day injured list with right forearm radial nerve inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Yimi Garcia underwent thoracic outlet surgery on Thursday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Sam Bachman left his appearance early on Sunday with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Yimi Garcia remains shut down right now by the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	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	Yimi Garcia is continuing to experience nerve/neck symptoms. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Sam Bachman has been battling a sickness for the past few days. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd	Yimi Garcia will begin a rehab assignment for Low-A Dunedin on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
		Yimi Garcia threw a successful live bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
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			Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#305
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA			vs DET
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			vs CIN
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, May 25th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 25th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Jul 1st				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Sam Bachman for Yimi Garcia (2026)

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