Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Nola for Hurston Waldrep (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 103	# 340
VBR	# 241	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	28	‐
Wins	2	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.38	‐
WHIP	1.29	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 196	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 78	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 106	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 66	# 351

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 140	# 308

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	3

Games Started	27	2

Innings Pitched	143.0	10.2

Wins	5	0

Losses	10	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	151	13

Earned Runs	80	10

Home Runs Allowed	32	3

Strikeouts	153	9

Walks	49	10

ERA	5.04	8.44

WHIP	1.40	2.16

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	‐

Games Started	5	‐

Innings Pitched	28.6	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	27	‐

Earned Runs	14	‐

Home Runs Allowed	5	‐

Strikeouts	28	‐

Walks	9	‐

ERA	4.38	‐

WHIP	1.29	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL
News
	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	Hurston Waldrep will require Tommy John surgery on his injured right elbow. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Aug 28th
	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	Braves manager Walt Weiss said Hurston Waldrep will begin a throwing progression this week. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	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	Braves right-hander Hurston Waldrep (arm discomfort) remains under evaluation and is getting multiple opinions. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
	The Phillies say Aaron Nola has a bruised right knee. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	The Braves are expected to further evaluate Hurston Waldrep. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Aaron Nola left his start Saturday against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Hurston Waldrep was optioned back to Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 10th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI			Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#53	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#214	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#214
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#246
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#281	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Kade Strowd		@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU			vs TB
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU			vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			@ MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Wed, Apr 29th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Thu, May 28th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Jun 19th				vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Fri, Jul 17th				vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153
Thu, Jul 30th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Fri, Aug 14th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Nola for Hurston Waldrep (2026)

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