Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Jesse Scholtens (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Jesse Scholtens SP,RP - TB
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 244	‐
VBR	# 650	# 926

Projections

Strikeouts	14	7
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.21	4.57
WHIP	1.36	1.33

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 201	# 129

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 239	‐

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


Games Played	27	9

Games Started	1	2

Innings Pitched	58.0	37.2

Wins	5	5

Losses	2	3

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	6	0

Hits Allowed	50	36

Earned Runs	25	16

Home Runs Allowed	7	8

Strikeouts	52	30

Walks	21	11

ERA	3.88	3.82

WHIP	1.22	1.25

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


Games Played	15	7

Games Started	1	1

Innings Pitched	16.3	8.4

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	16	8

Earned Runs	8	4

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	14	7

Walks	5	3

ERA	4.21	4.57

WHIP	1.36	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Jesse Scholtens SP,RP - TB
News
	Brad Lord began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	The Rays activated Jesse Scholtens from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
	Brad Lord is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	Jesse Scholtens (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jul 7th
	The Nationals placed Brad Lord on the 15-day injured list with left side tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Jesse Scholtens threw a 20-pitch bullpen session on Monday and is scheduled to face hitters on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jun 9th
	Brad Lord will open for the Nationals on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st	Jesse Scholtens is scheduled to resume throwing next week. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th
		The Rays placed Jesse Scholtens on the 15-day injured list with a right wrist strain. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH			Jesse Scholtens SP,RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#65	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#161
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#100	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#150	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#350
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#83
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#143	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#25
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#320	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	vs DET	Ty Madden	#259
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#194	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#194
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#83
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#126
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#318	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#290
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#85	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#197
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#167	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#17
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#25
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#212
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#130
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#183
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#149
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#289
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (1-1)	#180
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	@ SEA
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			@ ATH
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			vs BAL
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			vs BAL
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			vs BAL
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			vs TOR
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			vs TOR
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX			vs TOR
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			@ BAL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			@ BAL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			@ BAL
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL			@ DET
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			@ DET
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			@ DET
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			vs SD
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			vs SD
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			vs SD
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA			vs NYM
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ PHI
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357
Thu, Jul 9th				vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#215
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185
Mon, Aug 17th				vs BAL
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs ATH
Thu, Sep 24th				@ NYY

Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Jesse Scholtens (2026)

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