Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Ryan Weathers (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Weathers SP - NYY	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 97	# 243
VBR	# 392	# 506

Projections

Strikeouts	10	14
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.81	4.20
WHIP	1.21	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 146	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 91	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 108	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 120	# 251

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 89	# 201

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Weathers SP - NYY	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	25	32

Games Started	25	4

Innings Pitched	137.1	67.1

Wins	5	5

Losses	8	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	6

Hits Allowed	130	53

Earned Runs	55	28

Home Runs Allowed	18	7

Strikeouts	143	60

Walks	38	27

ERA	3.60	3.74

WHIP	1.22	1.19

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Weathers SP - NYY	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	8

Games Started	1	2

Innings Pitched	10.2	17.1

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	9	17

Earned Runs	4	8

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	10	14

Walks	3	6

ERA	3.81	4.20

WHIP	1.21	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Weathers SP - NYY	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
News
	Ryan Weathers (forearm) was placed on the 15-day IL on Sunday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Aug 23rd	The Nationals activated Brad Lord from the injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Ryan Weathers exited Saturday’s contests between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays due to left forearm discomfort. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	Brad Lord began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Ryan Weathers allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 7 1/3 innings in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Brad Lord is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Ryan Weathers allowed one earned run on two hits and three walks while striking out four over 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Mariners. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th	The Nationals placed Brad Lord on the 15-day injured list with left side tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Ryan Weathers allowed four hits and one walk while striking out six over six scoreless innings in Tuesday’s 2-0 win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 5th	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
	Ryan Weathers SP - NYY			Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 6th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#112
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Thu, May 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sat, Jun 6th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Jun 15th				vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#364
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Jul 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Mon, Aug 24th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#426
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB

Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Ryan Weathers (2026)

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