Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Walters for Richard Lovelady (2026)

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Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 839	# 954

Projections

Strikeouts	8	6
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.90	4.28
WHIP	1.38	1.50

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 370

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 406	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	33

Games Started	‐	5

Innings Pitched	‐	30.1

Wins	‐	2

Losses	‐	4

Saves	‐	4

Blown Saves	‐	3

Holds	‐	9

Hits Allowed	‐	34

Earned Runs	‐	13

Home Runs Allowed	‐	4

Strikeouts	‐	27

Walks	‐	21

ERA	‐	3.86

WHIP	‐	1.81

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.3	6.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	6	7

Earned Runs	3	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	8	6

Walks	4	3

ERA	3.90	4.28

WHIP	1.38	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andrew Walters RP - CLE	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
News
	The Guardians activated Andrew Walters from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th	Richard Lovelady has been able to progress to playing catch. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Andrew Walters had his rehab assignment paused after coming down with a viral illness. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 9th	Nationals left-hander Richard Lovelady (triceps) is throwing out to 60 feet. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th
	The Guardians placed RHP Andrew Walters on the 15-day injured list as he recovers from right lat surgery. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	Richard Lovelady (triceps) was placed on the IL ahead of Monday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jun 29th
	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	Richard Lovelady will open for the Nationals on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 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	Richard Lovelady pitched one scoreless inning, registering one strikeout and his fourth save of the season in the Nationals win over the Braves. Jesse Garcia Sat, May 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			Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#48
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#112
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#100
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#116	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#405	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#150
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#149	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#129	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-3)	#157	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#60
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#187
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#294	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#145	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson	#137	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#143
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38	vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#290	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#54	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#290	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#320
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#155
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#194
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#25	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#104
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#124
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#25	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#104	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#58
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	@ TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#85
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#182	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#167
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#45
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-2)	#173	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#182	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#112
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#60	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#100	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#394
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#240	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#124	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#107	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#182	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#29
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET			vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET			vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD			@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF			@ TEX
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF			@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA			vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA			vs COL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA			vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ STL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			@ DET
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs NYM
Sat, Apr 4th				vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#65
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Thu, May 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#29
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#60
Sun, Jun 14th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Mon, Jun 15th				vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#318
Thu, Jun 25th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#87
Mon, Jul 27th				vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#149
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIA
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Walters for Richard Lovelady (2026)

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