Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Bryan Baker (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 37	# 243
VBR	# 197	# 519

Projections

Strikeouts	13	13
Wins	1	1
Saves	6	0
ERA	3.61	4.27
WHIP	1.18	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 41	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 35	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 29	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 44	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 48	# 251

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 62	# 201

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	54	32

Games Started	0	4

Innings Pitched	52.0	67.1

Wins	1	5

Losses	2	2

Saves	38	1

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	2	6

Hits Allowed	30	53

Earned Runs	9	28

Home Runs Allowed	4	7

Strikeouts	58	60

Walks	16	27

ERA	1.56	3.74

WHIP	0.88	1.19

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	9

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	11.6	15.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	9	15

Earned Runs	5	8

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	13	13

Walks	4	5

ERA	3.61	4.27

WHIP	1.18	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
News
	Bryan Baker allowed one hit and hit one batter while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Monday's 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 24th	The Nationals activated Brad Lord from the injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Bryan Baker tossed a scoreless ninth inning while striking out one batter in Wednesday’s 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, recording his 36th save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	Brad Lord began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Bryan Baker allowed no runs on one hit and no walks in the ninth inning of Saturday's 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners, picking up his 34th save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 9th	Brad Lord is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Bryan Baker allowed one earned run on one hit while striking out three in the ninth inning of Friday's 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners, earning his 33rd save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 8th	The Nationals placed Brad Lord on the 15-day injured list with left side tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Bryan Baker tossed a scoreless ninth inning in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox to record his 31st save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd	Brad Lord will open for the Nationals on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryan Baker RP - TB			Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#106
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, May 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#256	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#379
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Jun 29th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Mon, Jul 27th				vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY

Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Bryan Baker (2026)

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