Who Should I Trade?

Carson Palmquist for Eric Lauer (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 217	‐
VBR	# 941	# 967

Projections

Strikeouts	2	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.97	4.45
WHIP	1.41	1.53

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 148	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	# 213

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	11

Games Started	18	6

Innings Pitched	108.1	16.1

Wins	8	0

Losses	7	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	107	21

Earned Runs	63	14

Home Runs Allowed	26	1

Strikeouts	72	15

Walks	35	8

ERA	5.23	7.71

WHIP	1.31	1.78

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	4

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	2.9	2.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	3	2

Earned Runs	2	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	2	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.97	4.45

WHIP	1.41	1.53

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH
News
	The Dodgers shut down Eric Lauer from throwing for a few days. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 7th	The Nationals optioned LHP Carson Palmquist to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	The Dodgers placed LHP Eric Lauer on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd	Carson Palmquist will open for the Nationals on Friday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
	Eric Lauer allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out two over three innings in Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 2nd	Carson Palmquist will serve as the opener for the Nationals on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Carson Palmquist will open for the Nationals on Friday against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will move back to a long relief role. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	Carson Palmquist was called up from Triple-A Rochester on Monday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jun 29th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD			Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#60
Thu, Apr 16th				@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-2)	#77
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Thu, May 7th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#387
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#190
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#179	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#303	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#260	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#311
Mon, Jul 27th				vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Mon, Aug 24th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#403
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#176	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#66	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#176
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#275	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#42
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			vs NYM
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#140
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

Carson Palmquist for Eric Lauer (2026)

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