Who Should I Trade?

Cade Cavalli for Justin Verlander (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cade Cavalli SP - WSH	Justin Verlander SP - DET
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 85	‐
VBR	# 224	# 594

Projections

Strikeouts	30	10
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.81	4.57
WHIP	1.34	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 99	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 34	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 164	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 54	# 256

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 99	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cade Cavalli SP - WSH	Justin Verlander SP - DET
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	1

Games Started	28	1

Innings Pitched	148.2	3.2

Wins	12	0

Losses	5	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	137	6

Earned Runs	53	5

Home Runs Allowed	17	1

Strikeouts	169	1

Walks	43	2

ERA	3.21	12.27

WHIP	1.21	2.18

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cade Cavalli SP - WSH	Justin Verlander SP - DET
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	2

Games Started	6	2

Innings Pitched	29.9	12.4

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	28	12

Earned Runs	13	6

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	30	10

Walks	10	4

ERA	3.81	4.57

WHIP	1.34	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cade Cavalli SP - WSH	Justin Verlander SP - DET
News
	Cade Cavalli allowed two earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out seven over six innings in Monday's win over the Rockies. Jesse Garcia Tue, Aug 25th	Justin Verlander played catch off the bullpen mound. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Cade Cavalli allowed zero earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out 11 over six innings in Wednesday's win over the Rangers.` Jesse Garcia Thu, Aug 20th	Justin Verlander threw off the front of the bullpen mound on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Cade Cavalli allowed no runs on one hit and two walks while striking out 10 over eight innings in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Cubs. Jesse Garcia Fri, Aug 14th	Justin Verlander has not yet been cleared to return to mound work. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Cade Cavalli allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out eight over six innings in Friday's 5-3 win over the Reds. Jesse Garcia Sat, Aug 8th	Justin Verlander is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jul 9th
	Cade Cavalli allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out three over six innings in Sunday's loss to the Braves. Jesse Garcia Mon, Aug 3rd	Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander announced that he will retire following the 2026 season. Brenton Kemp 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
	Cade Cavalli SP - WSH			Justin Verlander SP - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#112	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#189
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#121
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#364	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#430
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#426	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			@ CLE
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ TOR
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Mon, May 4th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Thu, May 28th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#270
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Mon, Sep 14th				@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Cade Cavalli for Justin Verlander (2026)

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