Who Should I Trade?

Chase Burns for Nolan McLean (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN	Nolan McLean SP - NYM
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 12	# 20
VBR	# 128	# 169

Projections

Strikeouts	68	66
Wins	4	4
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.79	3.67
WHIP	1.22	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 7	# 24

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 11	# 22

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 9	# 14

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 9	# 18

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 28	# 36

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 22	# 31

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN	Nolan McLean SP - NYM
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	20

Games Started	19	20

Innings Pitched	107.2	113.1

Wins	12	7

Losses	1	6

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	80	83

Earned Runs	29	42

Home Runs Allowed	12	10

Strikeouts	124	135

Walks	39	41

ERA	2.42	3.34

WHIP	1.11	1.09

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN	Nolan McLean SP - NYM
2026 Projections


Games Played	13	11

Games Started	11	11

Innings Pitched	58.7	61.7

Wins	4	4

Losses	3	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	50	53

Earned Runs	25	25

Home Runs Allowed	8	7

Strikeouts	68	66

Walks	20	24

ERA	3.79	3.67

WHIP	1.22	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN	Nolan McLean SP - NYM
News
	Chase Burns and the Reds are in agreement on a seven-year, $105 million extension. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	Nolan McLean allowed two hits and two walks while striking out 10 over six scoreless innings in Sunday's win over the Phillies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th
	Chase Burns is dealing with groin soreness. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 11th	Nolan McLean allowed two unearned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings in Friday's loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th
	Reds right-hander Chase Burns allowed three earned runs on three hits and six walks across five innings while earning the win over the Phillies on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th	Nolan McLean picked up the win Sunday after allowing three runs, two earned, over six-plus innings against Atlanta. All three runs came in the first inning, with the unearned run coming after McLean’s errant pickoff throw. He struck out five and walked one before exiting in the seventh after allowing a leadoff single to Austin Riley. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jul 6th
	Chase Burns allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings in Thursday's win over the Brewers. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 3rd	Nolan McLean will start one of the two games in Wednesday’s doubleheader for the Mets. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Chase Burns allowed five earned runs on nine hits while striking out 10 over six innings in Saturday's win over the Pirates. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 28th	Nolan McLean earned the win Wednesday against the Reds, allowing one unearned run over seven innings in a 9-1 victory. He struck out nine, giving him 97 strikeouts on the season, and has now allowed two runs or fewer 10 times this year. The lone run scored in the third inning after a Mark Vientos error and a double to left field. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jun 18th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN			Nolan McLean SP - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#316	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#234
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#350
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#355
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#187	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#281
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#275	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#213	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#165
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#339	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#223	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#199	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#234	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#211
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#260
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#281
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH			@ CLE
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH			@ PIT
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH			@ PIT
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS			@ ATL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS			@ ATL
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA			vs WSH
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL			vs SD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL			vs SD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL			vs SD
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI			@ CWS
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI			@ CWS
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI			@ CWS
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD			@ TB
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD			@ TB
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			@ TB
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			vs SF
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			vs SF
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			@ MIA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ MIA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ WSH
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Mon, Apr 13th				@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Thu, May 21st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Fri, May 22nd				@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Sun, May 24th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#281
Thu, Jun 11th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#178
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Thu, Jun 25th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Mon, Jul 6th				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Chase Burns for Nolan McLean (2026)

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