Who Should I Trade?

Chad Patrick for Gerrit Cole (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Chad Patrick SP,RP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 25	# 185
VBR	# 149	# 428

Projections

Strikeouts	28	13
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.82	4.21
WHIP	1.19	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 16	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 48	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 21	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 22	# 183

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 27	# 179

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 70	# 128

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Chad Patrick SP,RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	48

Games Started	17	6

Innings Pitched	98.2	96.1

Wins	7	7

Losses	7	4

Saves	0	5

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	10

Hits Allowed	85	80

Earned Runs	35	36

Home Runs Allowed	13	10

Strikeouts	105	83

Walks	21	38

ERA	3.19	3.36

WHIP	1.07	1.22

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Chad Patrick SP,RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	11

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	28.1	13.5

Wins	2	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	25	13

Earned Runs	12	6

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	28	13

Walks	8	5

ERA	3.82	4.21

WHIP	1.19	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Chad Patrick SP,RP - MIL
News
	Gerrit Cole allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Thursday's loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 28th	Chad Patrick allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out four over four innings in Wednesday’s win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Thu, May 28th
	Gerrit Cole allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over six innings in Thursday’s 6-1 win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	Chad Patrick will start for the Brewers on Wednesday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Gerrit Cole allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out five over six innings in Friday's loss to the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	Chad Patrick allowed four earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over 3 1/3 innings in Monday’s loss to the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Tue, May 5th
	Gerrit Cole allowed two earned runs on six hits while striking out nine over seven innings in Saturday's win over the Braves. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Chad Patrick allowed two earned runs on one hit and five walks while striking out five over five innings in Tuesday’s 13-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Wed, Apr 29th
	Gerrit Cole allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out five over 5 2/3 innings in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd	Chad Patrick is expected to pitch in a bulk relief role on Wednesday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 22nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY			Chad Patrick SP,RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#300
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Sun, Mar 29th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202
Mon, Apr 6th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#171
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#204	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Thu, Apr 30th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#91
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Thu, May 14th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Sat, May 23rd				vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sat, Jun 6th				@ COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#425
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sat, Jul 18th				vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#315	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Tue, Jul 21st				vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#199	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	@ LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#204
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Aug 6th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#117	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#147	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#78
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th				@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs STL
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Chad Patrick for Gerrit Cole (2026)

ExpertRecommendation

Expert
Recommendation