Who Should I Trade?

Carlos Rodon for Merrill Kelly (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Carlos Rodon SP - NYY	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 66	# 158
VBR	# 229	# 473

Projections

Strikeouts	33	24
Wins	2	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.07	4.65
WHIP	1.29	1.40

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 60	# 166

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 57	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 114	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 56	# 160

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 59	# 213

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 159	# 156

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Carlos Rodon SP - NYY	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	11	24

Games Started	11	24

Innings Pitched	54.1	134.2

Wins	4	8

Losses	2	12

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	36	144

Earned Runs	19	80

Home Runs Allowed	4	26

Strikeouts	58	88

Walks	30	60

ERA	3.15	5.35

WHIP	1.21	1.51

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Carlos Rodon SP - NYY	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	6	6

Innings Pitched	31.9	31.0

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	32

Earned Runs	14	16

Home Runs Allowed	4	5

Strikeouts	33	24

Walks	13	11

ERA	4.07	4.65

WHIP	1.29	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Carlos Rodon SP - NYY	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
News
	Carlos Rodon allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks while striking out two over four innings in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Merrill Kelly allowed three runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Carlos Rodon allowed one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out four over four innings in Tuesday’s win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	Merrill Kelly allowed six runs on seven hits over four innings with two strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	The Yankees activated Carlos Rodon from the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Merrill Kelly allowed six runs on six hits over five innings with two strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Wednesday against the Rockies. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
	Carlos Rodon will be activated from the injured list to start against the Orioles on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Merrill Kelly left his start Friday because of a right leg cramp. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Carlos Rodón looked good in his rehab outing on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Merrill Kelly allowed five runs on eight hits over five innings with five strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Sunday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 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			Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#206
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#79	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			@ SF
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ KC
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ SD
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, May 23rd				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sat, Jun 6th				vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Mon, Jun 15th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, Jul 18th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Jul 21st				vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Mon, Aug 17th				@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC

Who Should I Trade?

Carlos Rodon for Merrill Kelly (2026)

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