Who Should I Trade?

Carmen Mlodzinski for Gavin Williams (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Gavin Williams SP - CLE	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 35	# 214
VBR	# 148	# 394

Projections

Strikeouts	73	29
Wins	4	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.80	3.98
WHIP	1.29	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 36	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 36	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 40	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 34	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 35	# 198

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 30	# 106

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gavin Williams SP - CLE	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	22

Games Started	21	9

Innings Pitched	126.1	86.1

Wins	10	6

Losses	5	3

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	101	88

Earned Runs	53	33

Home Runs Allowed	20	7

Strikeouts	156	69

Walks	37	30

ERA	3.78	3.44

WHIP	1.09	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gavin Williams SP - CLE	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	24

Games Started	11	2

Innings Pitched	65.9	34.0

Wins	4	2

Losses	4	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	3

Hits Allowed	57	33

Earned Runs	28	15

Home Runs Allowed	9	4

Strikeouts	73	29

Walks	26	12

ERA	3.80	3.98

WHIP	1.29	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gavin Williams SP - CLE	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT
News
	Gavin Williams was sharp but got stuck with a no-decision, allowing no earned runs on two hits and no walks while striking out 11 over seven innings in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Twins in 12 innings. Matthew Adam Fri, Jul 24th	Carmen Mlodzinski earned the save on Wednesday against the Mariners. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
	Gavin Williams allowed five runs on seven hits over six innings while striking out 11 and walking none in a 7-1 loss to the Pirates in Game 1 of a Saturday doubleheader. Matthew Adam Sat, Jul 18th	Carmen Mlodzinski pitched the final four innings on Thursday and allowed one run on four hits while striking out three to preserve a 5-1 Pirates' victory over Houston. David Leisering Fri, Jun 5th
	Friday’s contest between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Guardians has been postponed due to air quality conditions the club announced. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 17th	Carmen Mlodzinski was reinstated from the restricted list by the Pirates on Monday after he was placed on the list the day before. David Leisering Mon, Jun 1st
	Gavin Williams will start on Friday against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	The Pirates placed Carmen Mlodzinski on the restricted list. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st
	Gavin Williams allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out 11 over seven innings in Thursday's 5-2 win over Minnesota. Matthew Adam Fri, Jul 10th	Carmen Mlodzinski is expected to be available for the Pirates on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gavin Williams SP - CLE			Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#419
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Sat, Apr 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#361
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#284
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#74	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#396	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#155	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#320	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#178
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#213	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#145	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Thu, May 14th				vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson	#99	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#320
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#284	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#231
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#284	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#111
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#288
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#188
Sun, Jun 14th				vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#118
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#184	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#297
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#325
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#281	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#113	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#161
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#71
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#18
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#71	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET			@ MIA
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET			@ MIA
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET			@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF			vs DET
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF			vs DET
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA			@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA			@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA			@ SD
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC			@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC			@ STL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR			vs SF
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR			vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ DET
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#205
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#221
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Carmen Mlodzinski for Gavin Williams (2026)

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