Who Should I Trade?

Chris Paddack for Nick Mears (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Mears RP - KC	Chris Paddack SP,RP - FA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 387	‐
VBR	# 726	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	1	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	2.32	‐
WHIP	1.30	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	FA

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 395	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 429	# 475

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Mears RP - KC	Chris Paddack SP,RP - FA
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	14

Games Started	0	9

Innings Pitched	19.1	57.0

Wins	2	0

Losses	3	7

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	5	0

Hits Allowed	18	76

Earned Runs	11	43

Home Runs Allowed	2	9

Strikeouts	15	40

Walks	11	19

ERA	5.12	6.79

WHIP	1.50	1.67

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Mears RP - KC	Chris Paddack SP,RP - FA
2026 Projections


Games Played	1	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	0.6	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	1	‐

Earned Runs	0	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	1	‐

Walks	0	‐

ERA	2.32	‐

WHIP	1.30	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Mears RP - KC	Chris Paddack SP,RP - FA
News
	Nick Mears will undergo season-ending surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Chris Paddack has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	Nick Mears suffered another setback in his recovery. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Rangers have designated right-hander Chris Paddack for assignment. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th
	Nick Mears is scheduled to begin a mound progression next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Chris Paddack allowed two runs on seven hits with no walks and one strikeout over four innings of bulk relief in Monday’s win over the Guardians. He worked three scoreless frames before giving up both runs in his final inning after signing with Texas earlier in the day. Bruno Mulé Tue, Jun 30th
	Nick Mears resumed throwing on Monday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Chris Paddack signed a one-year contract with the Rangers on Monday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jun 29th
	The Kansas City Royals transferred Nick Mears to the 60-day injured list. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 15th	The Rangers are reportedly close to a deal with Chris Paddack. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Nick Mears RP - KC			Chris Paddack SP,RP - FA
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#55
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#160
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#270
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#333
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#233
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#398
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#208
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#81
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#169
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#48
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#113
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#122
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Khristian Curtis (1-0)	#315
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Chris Paddack for Nick Mears (2026)

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