Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Painter for Jack Flaherty (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Andrew Painter SP - PHI
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 153	# 235
VBR	# 352	# 501

Projections

Strikeouts	12	15
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.14	4.66
WHIP	1.35	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 175	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 149	# 269

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	# 457

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 195	# 141

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Andrew Painter SP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	21

Games Started	19	19

Innings Pitched	86.1	105.1

Wins	3	3

Losses	8	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	80	106

Earned Runs	44	65

Home Runs Allowed	11	17

Strikeouts	102	91

Walks	42	37

ERA	4.59	5.55

WHIP	1.41	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Andrew Painter SP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	3

Games Started	2	3

Innings Pitched	11.3	17.9

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	10	18

Earned Runs	5	9

Home Runs Allowed	2	3

Strikeouts	12	15

Walks	4	7

ERA	4.14	4.66

WHIP	1.35	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Andrew Painter SP - PHI
News
	Jack Flaherty is expected to be cleared to face live hitters soon. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Andrew Painter fired seven scoreless innings in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Diamondbacks, allowing only two hits and no walks while striking out six. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Sep 2nd
	Jack Flaherty is increasing intensity and distance in throwing progression. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Andrew Painter gave up three runs on two hits and three walks while striking out six over six innings in Friday's 5-3 win against the Angels. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Aug 29th
	Jack Flaherty is "increasing intensity, volume and distance" in his throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Andrew Painter allowed one earned run on five hits and no walks while striking out eight over seven innings in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Aug 23rd
	Jack Flaherty resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Andrew Painter allowed five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two over five frames in Sunday's 7-5 win against the Twins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 17th
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said he now expects Jack Flaherty's IL stint to be "more than the minimum." Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Andrew Painter gave up two runs on just two hits and three walks while striking out six over 5 1/3 innings in Monday's 6-5 win against the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 11th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET			Andrew Painter SP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#134	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-2)	#52
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#389
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#218	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#160	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Thu, May 7th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#160
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#129	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sat, May 23rd				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, May 25th				@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#205	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#205
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#313
Mon, Jun 8th				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#297	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Sun, Jun 14th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Thu, Jun 18th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez		@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#397	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Mon, Aug 10th				@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#146
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#142	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Thu, Sep 10th				vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#277	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#358	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ WSH
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th				vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs TB
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#205
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Painter for Jack Flaherty (2026)

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