Who Should I Trade?

Shane Baz for Zach Eflin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Shane Baz SP - BAL	Zach Eflin SP - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 122	‐
VBR	# 233	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	4	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.86	‐
WHIP	1.32	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 139	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 134	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 99	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 104	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Shane Baz SP - BAL	Zach Eflin SP - BAL
2026 Stats


Games Played	31	1

Games Started	31	1

Innings Pitched	179.2	3.2

Wins	6	0

Losses	15	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	178	4

Earned Runs	81	1

Home Runs Allowed	15	1

Strikeouts	154	7

Walks	63	2

ERA	4.06	2.45

WHIP	1.34	1.64

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Shane Baz SP - BAL	Zach Eflin SP - BAL
2026 Projections


Games Played	1	‐

Games Started	1	‐

Innings Pitched	4.0	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	4	‐

Earned Runs	2	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.86	‐

WHIP	1.32	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Shane Baz SP - BAL	Zach Eflin SP - BAL
News
	Shane Baz allowed three earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two over 6.2 innings in Monday's win over the Blue Jays. Jesse Garcia Tue, Sep 22nd	Zach Eflin successfully underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday. Jesse Garcia Wed, Apr 8th
	Shane Baz allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two over four innings in Tuesday's win over the Mets. Chris Schommer Wed, Sep 16th	Baltimore is still awaiting a second opinion on the MRI of Eflin's right elbow. The Orioles transferred him to the 60-day IL Tuesday, making him ineligible to return until May 31. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th
	Shane Baz was removed from Tuesday’s start against the Mets after being hit on the right arm by a line drive. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 16th	Zach Eflin is getting a second opinion on his elbow. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 3rd
	Shane Baz allowed five earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over 5.2 innings in Wednesday's win over the Guardians. Jesse Garcia Thu, Sep 10th	The Orioles placed RHP Zach Eflin on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 1st
	Shane Baz allowed one earned run on four hits and two walks while striking out six over 6.1 innings in Friday's loss to the Red Sox. Jesse Garcia Sat, Sep 5th	The Orioles are expected to place Zach Eflin on the injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Shane Baz SP - BAL			Zach Eflin SP - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sat, Mar 28th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sun, Mar 29th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Sun, Apr 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)		@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Fri, Apr 10th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Tue, Apr 14th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Wed, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Mon, Apr 20th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Tue, Apr 21st	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#74	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#74
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Fri, Apr 24th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Tue, Apr 28th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Thu, Apr 30th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sat, May 2nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sun, May 3rd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Mon, May 4th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, May 5th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Wed, May 6th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, May 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sat, May 9th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Sun, May 10th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Tue, May 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Wed, May 13th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Fri, May 15th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Sat, May 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, May 17th	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)		@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Mon, May 18th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, May 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, May 20th	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Fri, May 22nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Sun, May 24th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Mon, May 25th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, May 26th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, May 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Thu, May 28th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)		vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)
Sat, May 30th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Sun, May 31st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Thu, Jun 4th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Tue, Jun 9th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Jun 10th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Jun 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Tue, Jun 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Jun 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Sat, Jun 20th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Wed, Jun 24th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Fri, Jun 26th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Sat, Jun 27th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sun, Jun 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Jul 12th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Fri, Jul 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sat, Jul 18th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sun, Jul 19th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Mon, Jul 20th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Tue, Jul 28th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Wed, Jul 29th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Thu, Aug 6th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Fri, Aug 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Sat, Aug 8th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Sun, Aug 9th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Mon, Aug 10th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Mon, Aug 17th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, Aug 18th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Wed, Aug 19th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Thu, Aug 20th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Tue, Aug 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Wed, Aug 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Thu, Aug 27th	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo		@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Mon, Aug 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222
Tue, Sep 1st	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Fri, Sep 4th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sat, Sep 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sun, Sep 6th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Mon, Sep 14th	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#56	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#56
Tue, Sep 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46
Wed, Sep 16th	@ NYM	Xzavion Curry (0-1)		@ NYM	Xzavion Curry (0-1)
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Mon, Sep 21st	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TOR	CJ Van Eyk (0-2)	#209	vs TOR	CJ Van Eyk (0-2)	#209
Fri, Sep 25th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#235	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#235
Sun, Sep 27th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#203	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#203

Who Should I Trade?

Shane Baz for Zach Eflin (2026)

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