Brandon Pfaadt or Cole Ragans
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| Cole Ragans SP - KC  | Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 8 | 13 |
| Games Started | 8 | 3 |
| Innings Pitched | 35.1 | 38.0 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 4 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 27 | 40 |
| Earned Runs | 19 | 27 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 10 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 45 | 31 |
| Walks | 23 | 17 |
| ERA | 4.84 | 6.39 |
| WHIP | 1.42 | 1.50 |
| Cole Ragans SP - KC | Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 27 | 29 |
| Games Started | 27 | 29 |
| Innings Pitched | 153.8 | 164.2 |
| Wins | 10 | 10 |
| Losses | 7 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 123 | 170 |
| Earned Runs | 57 | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 16 | 24 |
| Strikeouts | 188 | 145 |
| Walks | 53 | 39 |
| ERA | 3.32 | 4.27 |
| WHIP | 1.15 | 1.27 |
| Cole Ragans SP - KC | Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI | |
| News | ||
| Cole Ragans played catch on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th | The Diamondbacks optioned Brandon Pfaadt to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th | |
| Cole Ragans resumed playing catch on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd | Brandon Pfaadt pitched the final 6.1 innings on Sunday and allowed just a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out three during Arizona's 10-4 loss to Toronto. David Leisering Mon, Apr 20th | |
| Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Cole Ragans will be shut down for 2-3 days before being re-evaluated. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | Brandon Pfaadt will transition into a relief role for the Diamondbacks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th | |
| Cole Ragans threw 68 pitches over 4 1/3 innings in a rehab start at Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | Brandon Pfaadt suffered his first loss of the season on Saturday after allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits in six innings in a 4-3 loss to Philadelphia. Pfaadt walked three and struck out six. David Leisering Sat, Apr 11th | |
| The Royals announced that Cole Ragans is expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd | Brandon Pfaadt allowed three runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 4.2 innings on Sunday during Arizona's 6-5, 10-inning, victory over Atlanta. David Leisering Mon, Apr 6th | |
| Notes | ||
| After a brilliant 2024 season, Cole Ragans dealt with injuries in 2025, including a groin strain and a left rotator cuff strain. He started only 13 games, threw 61 2/3 innings, and finished with an ugly 4.67 ERA. However, his xERA was 2.68, FIP was 2.50, and xFIP was 2.45, so a lot of his struggles resulted from terrible luck (.354 BABIP). His 38.1% strikeout rate is unsustainable, but his career swinging strike rate is 14.2%, meaning he should remain a valuable source of Ks. No one likes hearing "left rotator cuff strain" on a left-handed pitcher, but upon his return late last year, he pitched his best innings of the season. There is some risk involved in the 28-year-old, but he will be a high-reward pick if he stays healthy. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Cole Ragans SP - KC | Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-4) | #13 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-4) | #5 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-2) | #51 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #119 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #38 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #293 | vs DET | Justin Verlander (0-1) | #146 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #68 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (4-3) | #14 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-2) | #69 | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #119 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (4-2) | #130 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (5-3) | #106 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (7-1) | #48 | vs ATL | Martin Perez (4-3) | #206 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #31 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (4-4) | #25 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #107 | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #141 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #193 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #33 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-2) | #84 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #8 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (1-5) | #421 | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #388 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #47 | @ PHI | Zach Pop | |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ BAL | Dean Kremer (0-1) | #117 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (3-4) | #29 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (3-6) | #88 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (1-7) | #60 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-6) | #43 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-3) | #35 | vs TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #155 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ NYY | Will Warren (7-1) | #70 | vs TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #136 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-4) | #77 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-4) | #20 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs BAL | Shane Baz (3-5) | #79 | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #126 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-4) | #123 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #193 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-2) | #84 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (3-4) | #391 | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #350 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #46 | vs SD | Michael King (4-5) | #42 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #213 | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (3-2) | #128 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #163 | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #154 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #122 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #63 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-4) | #6 | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #151 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #89 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #27 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #44 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #41 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #31 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (2-6) | #120 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #107 | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #100 | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-3) | #90 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #195 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #33 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs DET | Burch Smith | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #164 | |
| Sun, May 10th | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | vs NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #202 | |
| Mon, May 11th | @ TEX | Jakob Junis | ||||
| Tue, May 12th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (1-5) | #421 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-5) | #55 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #220 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #104 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #75 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #380 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #140 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (5-4) | #430 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (6-4) | #152 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-8) | #426 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #26 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (4-6) | #78 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #28 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-6) | #74 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-3) | #91 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #134 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs COL | Zach Agnos | ||||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (4-4) | #15 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (5-4) | #430 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-5) | #17 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-8) | #426 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-4) | #6 | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #428 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs NYY | Will Warren (7-1) | #70 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-6) | #74 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-3) | #35 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #134 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-1) | #23 | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-3) | #144 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-5) | #55 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-5) | #17 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #104 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-4) | #6 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-4) | #65 | @ SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #49 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ CIN | Lyon Richardson | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-2) | #51 | |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #97 | vs LAD | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #266 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #24 | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (6-2) | #1 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ MIN | Andrew Morris (1-2) | #177 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #113 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (2-3) | #72 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (7-2) | #92 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (4-3) | #14 | vs WSH | Zack Littell (5-4) | #181 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (2-3) | #118 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #86 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #19 | @ MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #137 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-5) | #55 | @ MIA | Max Meyer (6-0) | #64 |
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #104 | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | |
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-3) | #145 | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (2-1) | #76 |
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-7) | #139 | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #188 |
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs HOU | Hunter Brown (1-0) | #16 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #97 |
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez (1-0) | #174 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (3-4) | #391 |
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ WSH | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ WSH | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs STL | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs MIN | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs STL | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ CWS | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ CWS | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ CWS | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SF | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs TB | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs TB | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs PHI | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs PHI | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs PHI | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ NYM | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ NYM | @ SD | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ NYM | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ BAL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ BAL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ BAL | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs SD | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs SD | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs SD | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs SF | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SF | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs SF | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ DET | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ DET | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ DET | @ WSH | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ PIT | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ MIN | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ MIN | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ COL | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ COL | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ COL | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs SD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs MIN | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs MIN | vs SD | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIN | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs CHC | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs CHC | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs CHC | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAD | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ LAD | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ LAD | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ LAA | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ LAA | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ LAA | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATH | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATH | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATH | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs DET | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs DET | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs DET | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs CHC | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ TOR | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ TOR | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ TOR | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ CLE | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ CLE | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ CLE | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs PHI | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIA | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIA | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs TOR | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs TOR | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs TOR | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs MIA | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ HOU | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ HOU | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ PIT | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ PIT | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ PIT | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CWS | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CWS | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CWS | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CLE | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CLE | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CLE | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (4-2) | #130 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #40 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #195 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-6) | #43 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #142 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #40 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #193 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs STL | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs TB | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ DET | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ MIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs ATH | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ HOU | |||||
