Who Should I Trade?

Carlos Rodon for Keegan Akin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Carlos Rodon SP - NYY	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 70	# 299
VBR	# 352	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	34	‐
Wins	2	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.19	‐
WHIP	1.30	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 55	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 57	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 108	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 56	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 79	# 293

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 159	# 296

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Carlos Rodon SP - NYY	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	24

Games Started	9	2

Innings Pitched	46.1	25.1

Wins	4	0

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	32	28

Earned Runs	17	16

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	52	17

Walks	26	9

ERA	3.30	5.68

WHIP	1.25	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Carlos Rodon SP - NYY	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	‐

Games Started	6	‐

Innings Pitched	32.4	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	28	‐

Earned Runs	15	‐

Home Runs Allowed	5	‐

Strikeouts	34	‐

Walks	13	‐

ERA	4.19	‐

WHIP	1.30	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Carlos Rodon SP - NYY	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
News
	Carlos Rodon will face live hitters at Yankee Stadium on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Orioles manager Craig Albernaz told reporters that Keegan Akin underwent Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Carlos Rodon could be nearing clearance for a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Orioles left-hander Keegan Akin has undergone left elbow reconstruction surgery. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 15th
	Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon (elbow) will throw a "two-up" side session on Saturday, according to skipper Aaron Boone. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	The Orioles transferred RHP Keegan Akin to the 60-day injured list with elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 13th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he is hopeful Carlos Rodon can throw a full bullpen this week. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Orioles left-hander Keegan Akin (elbow) is scheduled to be evaluated by elbow specialist Dr. Keith Meister the week of July 13. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th
	Carlos Rodon threw a bullpen session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Keegan Akin is "looking at all his options." Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Carlos Rodon SP - NYY			Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#112
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#181
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#63
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#124
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#187	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#110
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#237
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#218	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#45	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#60
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#45	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#54
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#363
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#58
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#183
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#272
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#74
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#111
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#155
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#182	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#29	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#48
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#221
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#197
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#83	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#403	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#58
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#85	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#176
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#306	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#290	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#54	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#129
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#189	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#17
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#212
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#167	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#145
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#182	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#176	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#126
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL			@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#289
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA			@ MIN	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#116
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR			@ TB
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR			@ TB
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR			@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL			vs NYY
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL			vs NYY
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL			vs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR			vs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR			vs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR			vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU			@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU			@ STL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU			@ STL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS			@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA			@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA			@ COL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA			@ COL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ NYY
Thu, Mar 26th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sun, Mar 29th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#46
Mon, Apr 20th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#129
Thu, Apr 30th				vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284
Thu, May 28th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300
Sat, Jun 6th				@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#183
Thu, Jun 11th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Sat, Jul 18th				@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Thu, Aug 6th				vs LAA
Mon, Aug 10th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Mon, Aug 17th				@ TB
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CLE
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Carlos Rodon for Keegan Akin (2026)

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