Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Nola for Kumar Rocker (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Kumar Rocker SP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	60% Recommended by 3 of 5 experts	40% Recommended by 2 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 103	# 154
VBR	# 252	# 454

Projections

Strikeouts	30	22
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.33	4.36
WHIP	1.31	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 78	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 106	# 201

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 66	# 163

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 140	# 127

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 196	# 193

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Kumar Rocker SP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	25

Games Started	27	23

Innings Pitched	143.0	126.2

Wins	5	5

Losses	10	10

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	151	125

Earned Runs	80	62

Home Runs Allowed	32	18

Strikeouts	153	117

Walks	49	51

ERA	5.04	4.41

WHIP	1.40	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Kumar Rocker SP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	5

Games Started	6	5

Innings Pitched	30.7	25.7

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	30	25

Earned Runs	15	12

Home Runs Allowed	5	3

Strikeouts	30	22

Walks	9	10

ERA	4.33	4.36

WHIP	1.31	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Kumar Rocker SP - TEX
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	Kumar Rocker allowed two earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out eight over 5 2/3 in innings in Monday’s 11-2 win over the White Sox. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 25th
	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	Kumar Rocker allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out three over five innings in Wednesday's 6-0 loss to the Nationals. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	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	Kumar Rocker allowed three earned runs on four hits and five walks while striking out three over five innings in Friday’s loss to the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th
	The Phillies say Aaron Nola has a bruised right knee. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Kumar Rocker allowed six earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out five over three innings in Sunday's 10-5 loss to the Orioles. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	Aaron Nola left his start Saturday against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Kumar Rocker allowed three earned runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out five over 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI			Kumar Rocker SP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#53	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#252	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#284
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#292	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#263
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL			vs TB
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			@ MIN
Thu, Apr 16th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Wed, Apr 29th				vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Fri, Jun 19th				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Thu, Jul 30th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Fri, Aug 14th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Nola for Kumar Rocker (2026)

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