Who Should I Trade?

Carmen Mlodzinski for Kohl Drake (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT	Kohl Drake SP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 218	‐
VBR	# 396	# 765

Projections

Strikeouts	28	15
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.96	4.68
WHIP	1.36	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 219	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 106	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT	Kohl Drake SP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	23	2

Games Started	9	2

Innings Pitched	88.1	9.0

Wins	6	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	91	9

Earned Runs	34	5

Home Runs Allowed	7	2

Strikeouts	71	6

Walks	30	4

ERA	3.46	5.00

WHIP	1.37	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT	Kohl Drake SP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	23	9

Games Started	3	2

Innings Pitched	33.1	17.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	32	17

Earned Runs	15	9

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	28	15

Walks	11	7

ERA	3.96	4.68

WHIP	1.36	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT	Kohl Drake SP - ARI
News
	Carmen Mlodzinski earned the save on Wednesday against the Mariners. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	Kohl Drake allowed four runs on five hits over four innings with one strikeout and two walks in a no-decision on Sunday against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	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	Kohl Drake allowed one run on four hits over five innings with five strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision on Tuesday against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	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	Kohl Drake was seen in the Diamondbacks clubhouse on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	The Pirates placed Carmen Mlodzinski on the restricted list. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st	The Diamondbacks optioned Kohl Drake to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th
	Carmen Mlodzinski is expected to be available for the Pirates on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Kohl Drake will work in a long relief role out of the bullpen. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT			Kohl Drake SP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#67
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#246
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#420	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#116	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#115	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#85
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#160
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#156
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#125
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#167	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#105	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#224	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#309	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#205
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#269
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#203	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#188	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#308
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#331	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#297	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#164	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#331
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#292
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#73	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#22
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN			@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#46	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	vs SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#158
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL			vs SD
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM			vs LAD
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM			vs LAD
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM			vs LAD
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA			vs COL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA			vs COL
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET			@ BOS
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET			@ BOS
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET			@ BOS
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD			vs CHC
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD			vs CHC
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD			vs CHC
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL			@ SF
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL			@ SF
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF			vs PHI
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ KC
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs TEX
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ SD
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Mon, May 18th				vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Fri, Jul 10th				@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Fri, Jul 17th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st				vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF
Mon, Aug 31st				vs PHI
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC
Mon, Sep 14th				vs MIA

Who Should I Trade?

Carmen Mlodzinski for Kohl Drake (2026)

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