Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Eric Lauer (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 218	# 243
VBR	# 677	# 540

Projections

Strikeouts	13	12
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.05	4.37
WHIP	1.40	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 148	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	# 201

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 251

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	33

Games Started	17	4

Innings Pitched	105.1	69.2

Wins	8	5

Losses	6	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	0	6

Hits Allowed	99	55

Earned Runs	56	29

Home Runs Allowed	24	8

Strikeouts	70	64

Walks	34	28

ERA	4.78	3.75

WHIP	1.26	1.19

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	9

Games Started	2	2

Innings Pitched	15.7	15.0

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	16	15

Earned Runs	9	7

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	13	12

Walks	5	5

ERA	5.05	4.37

WHIP	1.40	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
News
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	The Nationals activated Brad Lord from the injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will move back to a long relief role. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	Brad Lord began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Eric Lauer allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out six over five innings in Tuesday's win over the Rockies. Chase Davis Wed, Aug 19th	Brad Lord is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Eric Lauer allowed one earned run on four hits and two walks while striking out six over 6.1 innings in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Kansas City. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 13th	The Nationals placed Brad Lord on the 15-day injured list with left side tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Eric Lauer allowed six earned runs on 11 hits and no walks while striking out one over four innings in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 6th	Brad Lord will open for the Nationals on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD			Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77
Thu, Apr 16th				@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#113
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Thu, May 7th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#387
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, Jun 25th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#168	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Mon, Jul 27th				vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Mon, Aug 24th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#302
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#209	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#89
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			vs NYM
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Eric Lauer (2026)

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