Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Nola for Gerrit Cole (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Aaron Nola SP - PHI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 25	# 103
VBR	# 131	# 252

Projections

Strikeouts	35	30
Wins	2	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.82	4.33
WHIP	1.19	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 16	# 196

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 48	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 21	# 78

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 22	# 106

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 27	# 66

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 70	# 140

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Aaron Nola SP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	27

Games Started	16	27

Innings Pitched	92.2	143.0

Wins	7	5

Losses	6	10

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	79	151

Earned Runs	32	80

Home Runs Allowed	12	32

Strikeouts	100	153

Walks	20	49

ERA	3.11	5.04

WHIP	1.07	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Aaron Nola SP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	6	6

Innings Pitched	34.2	30.7

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	30	30

Earned Runs	14	15

Home Runs Allowed	5	5

Strikeouts	35	30

Walks	9	9

ERA	3.82	4.33

WHIP	1.19	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Aaron Nola SP - PHI
News
	Gerrit Cole allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over six innings in Thursday’s 6-1 win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	Aaron Nola gave up two runs on just three hits and three walks while striking out seven across six innings in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Mariners. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Aug 26th
	Gerrit Cole allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out five over six innings in Friday's loss to the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	Aaron Nola surrendered one run on five hits and no walks while striking out eight across seven innings in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Marlins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th
	Gerrit Cole allowed two earned runs on six hits while striking out nine over seven innings in Saturday's win over the Braves. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Aaron Nola allowed one run on five hits and three walks while racking up nine strikeouts across five innings in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Twins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Aug 14th
	Gerrit Cole allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out five over 5 2/3 innings in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd	The Phillies say Aaron Nola has a bruised right knee. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
	Gerrit Cole allowed four hits and two walks while striking out seven over six scoreless innings in Tuesday’s win over the White Sox. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th	Aaron Nola left his start Saturday against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY			Aaron Nola SP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#53
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#252
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Mon, Apr 6th				@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, Apr 30th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Thu, May 14th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, May 23rd				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sat, Jun 6th				vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#292
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Jul 18th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Tue, Jul 21st				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Thu, Aug 6th				vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th				@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Mon, Aug 17th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ATL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ ATL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ ATL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ WSH
Thu, Sep 17th				@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs TB
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Nola for Gerrit Cole (2026)

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