Gerrit Cole or Chris Sale
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| Chris Sale SP - ATL  | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 4 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 4 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 22.0 | ‐ |
| Wins | 3 | ‐ |
| Losses | 1 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 17 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 8 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 22 | ‐ |
| Walks | 6 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.27 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.05 | ‐ |
| Chris Sale SP - ATL | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 20 |
| Games Started | 26 | 20 |
| Innings Pitched | 156.7 | 118.3 |
| Wins | 11 | 8 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 130 | 102 |
| Earned Runs | 55 | 50 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 16 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 188 | 116 |
| Walks | 41 | 34 |
| ERA | 3.13 | 3.83 |
| WHIP | 1.09 | 1.15 |
| Chris Sale SP - ATL | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |
| News | ||
| Chris Sale allowed one earned run on eight hits and one walk while striking out six over six innings in Sunday's 13-1 win over the Guardians. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th | Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole (elbow) is aiming to throw 40 pitches in his first rehab start for Double-A Somerset on Friday, according to manager Aaron Boone. Brenton Kemp Thu, Apr 16th | |
| Chris Sale allowed six earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over four-plus innings in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Angels. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Apr 7th | Gerrit Cole will make a rehab start on Friday for Double-A Somerset. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th | |
| Chris Sale allowed one earned run on one hit and no walks while striking out three over six innings in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Athletics. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Apr 2nd | Gerrit Cole threw a bullpen session on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 15th | |
| Chris Sale allowed three hits and three walks while striking out six over six scoreless innings in Friday's 6-0 win over Kansas City. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Mar 28th | Gerrit Cole threw a live batting practice session on Monday of three innings and 42 pitches. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Apr 14th | |
| Chris Sale has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves against the Kansas City Royals the club announced. Chris Schommer Fri, Mar 20th | Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Gerrit Cole will throw one inning of live batting practice "in a couple of days." Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 30th | |
| Notes | ||
| Chris Sale was absolutely cruising along in 2025, looking like a Cy Young candidate, before a fractured rib injury put him on the shelf from mid-June until the end of August. In 125 2/3 innings, he had a 2.58 ERA with 165 strikeouts and a 1.07 WHIP. His 32.4% strikeout rate and 5.16 K/BB rate remained elite, even in his age-36 season. It can be hard to trust power pitchers into their late 30s, but his return in August showed no lingering effects of the rib injury or indicated a pitcher on the decline. Sale is worthy of SP1 consideration, and fantasy managers can reasonably expect him to throw around 160+ innings at age 37. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Chris Sale SP - ATL | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Mar 25th | @ SF | Logan Webb (1-2) | #8 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (0-3) | #17 | @ SF | Robbie Ray (2-2) | #48 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (2-0) | #78 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (0-3) | #86 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (1-1) | #135 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (0-1) | #27 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (2-0) | #152 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (1-2) | #9 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs ATH | Luis Severino (0-2) | #128 | @ SEA | George Kirby (2-2) | #15 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (1-0) | #121 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (1-1) | #54 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (3-0) | #84 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (1-0) | #110 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #114 | vs MIA | Pete Fairbanks | |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-2) | #83 | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (2-0) | #152 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-1) | #65 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (0-2) | #128 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-0) | #90 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (0-2) | #104 | @ TB | Steven Matz (3-0) | #77 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (3-0) | #88 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (0-0) | #93 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-2) | #33 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (1-0) | #22 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (1-1) | #54 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-2) | #83 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (1-0) | #110 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-1) | #65 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-3) | #151 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-0) | #427 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs LAA | Brent Suter (0-1) | #221 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-2) | #333 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (2-0) | #78 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (2-1) | #5 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (1-0) | #118 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-0) | #147 | vs KC | Cole Ragans (0-3) | #17 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (2-0) | #103 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (1-0) | #131 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ WSH | Zack Littell (0-1) | #125 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (1-1) | #34 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (0-1) | #144 | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (1-1) | #129 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler | #13 | @ HOU | Jason Alexander | #287 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-0) | #147 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (1-3) | #99 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (1-1) | #29 | @ HOU | Colton Gordon (0-0) | #195 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ TEX | |||||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs DET | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs DET | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, May 1st | @ COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, May 2nd | @ COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, May 3rd | @ COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, May 4th | @ SEA | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, May 5th | @ SEA | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, May 6th | @ SEA | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, May 7th | vs TEX | |||||
| Fri, May 8th | @ LAD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, May 9th | @ LAD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, May 10th | @ LAD | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, May 11th | @ BAL | |||||
| Tue, May 12th | vs CHC | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, May 13th | vs CHC | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, May 15th | vs BOS | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, May 16th | vs BOS | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, May 17th | vs BOS | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, May 18th | @ MIA | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, May 19th | @ MIA | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, May 20th | @ MIA | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, May 21st | @ MIA | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs WSH | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs WSH | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, May 24th | vs WSH | vs TB | ||||
| Mon, May 25th | @ KC | |||||
| Tue, May 26th | @ BOS | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, May 27th | @ BOS | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, May 29th | @ CIN | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, May 30th | @ CIN | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, May 31st | @ CIN | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs TOR | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs TOR | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs TOR | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs PIT | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs PIT | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs PIT | vs BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ CLE | |||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ CWS | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ CWS | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ NYM | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ NYM | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ NYM | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs SF | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs SF | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs SF | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs MIL | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs MIL | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs MIL | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ SD | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ SD | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ SD | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ BOS | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs DET | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs STL | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs STL | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs NYM | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs NYM | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs NYM | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs NYM | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ PIT | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ PIT | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ PIT | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ STL | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ STL | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ STL | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs TEX | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs TEX | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs TEX | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs SD | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SD | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs SD | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ BAL | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ BAL | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ BAL | @ PHI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ NYM | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ NYM | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ NYM | @ CWS | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs WSH | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs WSH | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs WSH | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs WSH | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs STL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs MIA | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs MIA | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ NYY | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ NYY | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ NYY | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs NYM | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs NYM | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs SEA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs ARI | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs ARI | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs ARI | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ MIN | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ MIN | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ BAL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ MIL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ MIL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ MIL | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs LAD | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs LAD | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs LAD | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs COL | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs COL | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs COL | vs BOS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ LAA | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ WSH | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ WSH | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ PHI | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ PHI | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ PHI | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs TB | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs TB | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs TB | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PHI | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PHI | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PHI | vs NYM | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ CHC | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ CHC | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ CHC | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ HOU | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ HOU | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ HOU | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CIN | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CIN | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CIN | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIA | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIA | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIA | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (1-1) | #124 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (1-1) | #72 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (4-0) | #39 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (1-2) | #186 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs DET | |||||
| Thu, May 14th | vs CHC | |||||
| Thu, May 28th | @ BOS | |||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ CWS | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs STL | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs SD | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs NYM | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ MIN | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ PHI | |||||
