Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Tomoyuki Sugano (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 243	‐
VBR	# 592	# 1184

Projections

Strikeouts	16	31
Wins	1	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.13	5.56
WHIP	1.36	1.51

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 201	# 139

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 239	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Tomoyuki Sugano SP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	18

Games Started	1	18

Innings Pitched	58.0	96.0

Wins	5	10

Losses	2	4

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	6	0

Hits Allowed	50	101

Earned Runs	25	52

Home Runs Allowed	7	20

Strikeouts	52	56

Walks	21	24

ERA	3.88	4.88

WHIP	1.22	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Tomoyuki Sugano SP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	17	10

Games Started	1	9

Innings Pitched	18.7	50.9

Wins	1	2

Losses	1	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	18	62

Earned Runs	9	31

Home Runs Allowed	2	10

Strikeouts	16	31

Walks	6	13

ERA	4.13	5.56

WHIP	1.36	1.51

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Tomoyuki Sugano SP - COL
News
	Brad Lord is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	Tomoyuki Sugano allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over 5 1/3 innings in Friday's win over the Brewers. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th
	The Nationals placed Brad Lord on the 15-day injured list with left side tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Tomoyuki Sugano allowed three earned runs on six hits while striking out three over 6 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Reds. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th
	Brad Lord will open for the Nationals on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st	Rockies right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano (back) has been activated from the 15-day injured list and will start on Saturday against the Reds. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 18th
		Tomoyuki Sugano is expected to start on Saturday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th
		Tomoyuki Sugano is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 8th
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			Tomoyuki Sugano SP - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#238	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#156
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#67	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#313
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#190
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#116
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#250
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#102	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#373
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#67
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#191	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#136	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#270	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#295
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#196
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#420
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#46	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#309
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#102
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#161
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#155	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#325	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#191
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#203	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#134
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#191	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#409
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#324	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#115
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#230
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#70	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#179	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#87
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#122	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#22
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#152
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#331
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#236	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#192	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#275	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#156
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#72	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI			vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN			@ STL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN			@ STL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN			@ STL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			@ SF
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			@ SF
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			@ SF
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			vs CLE
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL			@ WSH
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			@ WSH
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			vs BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			vs STL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			vs STL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs SEA
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ CWS
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Thu, Apr 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241
Mon, May 4th				vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#115
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#205
Thu, Jul 9th				@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-1)	#180
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI
Mon, Aug 17th				vs LAD
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th				vs SD
Thu, Sep 24th				vs ARI

Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Tomoyuki Sugano (2026)

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