Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Justin Slaten (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 243	# 288
VBR	# 519	# 442

Projections

Strikeouts	13	7
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.27	3.79
WHIP	1.38	1.21

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 251	# 190

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 201	# 435

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Justin Slaten RP - BOS
2026 Stats


Games Played	32	36

Games Started	4	0

Innings Pitched	67.1	31.1

Wins	5	2

Losses	2	4

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	6	17

Hits Allowed	53	35

Earned Runs	28	16

Home Runs Allowed	7	4

Strikeouts	60	39

Walks	27	8

ERA	3.74	4.60

WHIP	1.19	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Justin Slaten RP - BOS
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	10

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	15.8	7.5

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	15	7

Earned Runs	8	3

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	13	7

Walks	5	2

ERA	4.27	3.79

WHIP	1.38	1.21

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Justin Slaten RP - BOS
News
	The Nationals activated Brad Lord from the injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Justin Slaten had an MRI returned that showed no structural damage. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Brad Lord began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Justin Slaten underwent an MRI on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Brad Lord is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	The Red Sox placed RHP Justin Slaten on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	The Nationals placed Brad Lord on the 15-day injured list with left side tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Slaten has now allowed four runs twice in his last four appearances. He had held left-handed hitters to just one hit and one walk over 23 plate appearances entering Sunday before Cody Bellinger homered to break a 1-1 tie after Slaten had struck out the first two batters he faced, including Ben Rice. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jun 8th
	Brad Lord will open for the Nationals on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st	The Red Sox activated Justin Slaten from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 9th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH			Justin Slaten RP - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#106	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#406
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#379
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#192
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs KC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ TB
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs CHC
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Mon, May 4th				@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Justin Slaten (2026)

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