Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Nardi for Gus Varland (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Andrew Nardi RP - MIA	Gus Varland RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 390	# 357
VBR	‐	# 895

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	3
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.63
WHIP	‐	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 414	# 331

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 428	# 455

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andrew Nardi RP - MIA	Gus Varland RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	25	33

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	22.2	31.2

Wins	3	1

Losses	3	2

Saves	0	6

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	8	6

Hits Allowed	21	43

Earned Runs	13	24

Home Runs Allowed	4	7

Strikeouts	27	30

Walks	11	15

ERA	5.16	6.82

WHIP	1.41	1.83

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andrew Nardi RP - MIA	Gus Varland RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	6

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	3.1

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	3

Earned Runs	‐	2

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	3

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	4.63

WHIP	‐	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andrew Nardi RP - MIA	Gus Varland RP - WSH
News
	Andrew Nardi has elected to undergo left elbow surgery. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Nationals optioned RHP Gus Varland to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Andrew Nardi will be re-evaluated for elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Gus Varland allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter to earn the save in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Royals. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jun 17th
	Andrew Nardi is continuing to progress on his throwing program. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Gus Varland struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 4-3 win over the Giants. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jun 9th
	Andrew Nardi reportedly has a three-month timeline after landing on the injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st	Gus Varland struck out two batters while allowing one hit over 1.1 scoreless frames to earn the save in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Twins. Jesse Garcia Fri, May 8th
	Andrew Nardi's IL stint is expected to last much longer than the minimum 15 days. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th	Gus Varland struck out one batter and allowed one hit over 1 1/3 innings pitched in the Nationals win over the Mets. Jesse Garcia Thu, Apr 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Andrew Nardi RP - MIA			Gus Varland RP - WSH
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#259	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#113
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#387
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#302
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#209	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#89
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			@ STL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			@ DET
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			vs NYM
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Thu, Apr 16th				@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jun 25th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Nardi for Gus Varland (2026)

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