Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Kay for Clay Holmes (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 141	# 212
VBR	# 264	# 588

Projections

Strikeouts	22	21
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.73	4.41
WHIP	1.38	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 204	# 212

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 153	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 91	# 306

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 116	# 111

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	13	27

Games Started	13	25

Innings Pitched	75.2	132.0

Wins	5	9

Losses	6	6

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	55	130

Earned Runs	19	61

Home Runs Allowed	4	18

Strikeouts	55	108

Walks	25	47

ERA	2.26	4.16

WHIP	1.06	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	5

Games Started	5	5

Innings Pitched	27.5	26.5

Wins	2	1

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	26	27

Earned Runs	11	13

Home Runs Allowed	2	4

Strikeouts	22	21

Walks	11	10

ERA	3.73	4.41

WHIP	1.38	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
News
	Clay Holmes tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out five in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 26th	Anthony Kay allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over 4 2/3 innings in Tuesday's win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th
	Clay Holmes allowed one run on six hits and two walks while striking out one across 5.1 innings in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	Anthony Kay allowed two earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out six over six innings in Thursday's loss to the Braves. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st
	Clay Holmes allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three across 6.2 scoreless innings in Friday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th	Anthony Kay allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	Clay Holmes allowed four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out one across four innings in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 8th	Anthony Kay allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Guardians. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	The Cubs activated RHP Clay Holmes from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Anthony Kay allowed seven hits and one walk while striking out three over 6 1/3 scoreless innings in Sunday’s win over the Rays. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC			Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sat, Apr 4th				vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th				vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs COL
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Kay for Clay Holmes (2026)

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