Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Walters for Cionel Perez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Cionel Perez RP - NYM
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 864	# 627

Projections

Strikeouts	8	16
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.03	4.10
WHIP	1.41	1.48

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 408

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 405	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Cionel Perez RP - NYM
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	36

Games Started	‐	2

Innings Pitched	‐	41.2

Wins	‐	4

Losses	‐	3

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	5

Hits Allowed	‐	44

Earned Runs	‐	23

Home Runs Allowed	‐	7

Strikeouts	‐	41

Walks	‐	16

ERA	‐	4.97

WHIP	‐	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Cionel Perez RP - NYM
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	21

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.5	17.4

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	4

Hits Allowed	6	16

Earned Runs	3	8

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	8	16

Walks	4	9

ERA	4.03	4.10

WHIP	1.41	1.48

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Cionel Perez RP - NYM
News
	The Guardians activated Andrew Walters from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th	The Mets selected the contract of LHP Cionel Pérez from Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
	Andrew Walters had his rehab assignment paused after coming down with a viral illness. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 9th	The Mets signed LHP Cionel Pérez to a minor-league contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th
	The Guardians placed RHP Andrew Walters on the 15-day injured list as he recovers from right lat surgery. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	Cionel Perez has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th
	Walters had lat surgery last year and has been building back through bullpen sessions and flat-ground throws from 120-150 feet. He's scheduled for a live batting practice session Wednesday as his next step in the progression. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 17th	The Nationals sent LHP Cionel Pérez outright to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sat, May 2nd
	Andrew Walters has begun throwing bullpen sessions and tossing from 90–120 feet on flat ground. Despite the progress in his recovery from right lat surgery, he will miss the start of the 2026 season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Mar 7th	Cionel Pérez has been informed that he has made the Washington Nationals Opening Day roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE			Cionel Perez RP - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#100	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#199
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#203
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#190
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#261	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#92	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#174
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#368	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#150	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#20	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#203	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#190	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#356
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#199
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#143	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#197
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#349
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#166
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson	#135	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#46	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23	vs MIA	John King
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	@ SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#172
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#257
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#303
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#262	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#163
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#157	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#69
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#178
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#232
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#113	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#301
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#160	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#41
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#100
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#20	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#297	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#132
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#81	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS			@ PIT
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET			@ ATL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET			@ ATL
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD			vs WSH
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF			vs SD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF			vs SD
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL			@ CWS
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL			@ CWS
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL			@ CWS
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR			@ TB
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR			@ TB
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			vs SF
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			vs SF
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL			@ MIA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			@ MIA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			vs BAL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ WSH
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102
Sat, Apr 4th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Thu, Apr 30th				vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#304
Thu, May 14th				vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144
Mon, Jun 1st				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Thu, Jun 11th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#170
Sun, Jun 14th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133
Mon, Jun 15th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27
Thu, Jun 25th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#32
Mon, Jul 6th				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#84
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224
Thu, Jul 30th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATL
Mon, Aug 17th				vs SD
Thu, Aug 27th				vs MIL
Mon, Aug 31st				@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th				vs PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Walters for Cionel Perez (2026)

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