Brandon Young or Cole Ragans

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Brandon Young or Cole Ragans Player Statistics
	Cole Ragans SP - KC	Brandon Young SP - BAL
2026 Stats


Games Played	8	28

Games Started	8	28

Innings Pitched	35.1	156.2

Wins	1	9

Losses	4	6

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	151

Earned Runs	19	65

Home Runs Allowed	10	22

Strikeouts	45	133

Walks	23	61

ERA	4.84	3.73

WHIP	1.42	1.35

Brandon Young or Cole Ragans Player Projections
	Cole Ragans SP - KC	Brandon Young SP - BAL
2026 Projections


Games Played	27	18

Games Started	27	3

Innings Pitched	153.8	28.0

Wins	10	1

Losses	7	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	123	30

Earned Runs	57	15

Home Runs Allowed	16	4

Strikeouts	188	24

Walks	53	9

ERA	3.32	4.89

WHIP	1.15	1.41

Brandon Young or Cole Ragans Player Notes
	Cole Ragans SP - KC	Brandon Young SP - BAL
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters Cole Ragans underwent a UCL repair in his left-elbow and is expected to be sidelined around 10-12 months. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	Brandon Young was good enough to keep things interesting, but not good enough to get rewarded for it. Jesse Garcia Sat, Sep 26th
	Cole Ragans will undergo elbow surgery on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th	Brandon Young allowed two earned runs on three hits and three walks while striking out nine over six innings in Sunday's loss to the Brewers. Jesse Garcia Mon, Sep 21st
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters Cole Ragans is likely to undergo surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	Brandon Young allowed one earned run on five hits and five walks while striking out six over five innings in Monday's win over the Mets. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 15th
	The Royals transferred LHP Cole Ragans to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 17th	Brandon Young allowed six earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out two over 3.2 innings in Tuesday's 9-5 loss to the Guardians. Jesse Garcia Wed, Sep 9th
	The Royals remain without an update on the status of Cole Ragans. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th	Brandon Young allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out seven over 6.2 innings in Thursday's loss to the Red Sox. Jesse Garcia Fri, Sep 4th
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

Brandon Young or Cole Ragans Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cole Ragans SP - KC			Brandon Young SP - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Mar 31st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Apr 13th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#74
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Thu, May 28th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	vs SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Sat, Jun 20th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Mon, Jun 29th				vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Mon, Aug 31st				@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#41	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Mon, Sep 14th				@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#56
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)		@ NYM	Xzavion Curry (0-1)
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	vs TOR	CJ Van Eyk (0-2)	#209
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#235
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29