Who Should I Trade?

Christian Scott for Framber Valdez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Christian Scott SP - NYM
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 59	# 108
VBR	# 157	# 251

Projections

Strikeouts	63	54
Wins	5	3
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.78	4.15
WHIP	1.33	1.29

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	# 203

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 61	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 70	# 81

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 68	# 200

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	# 83

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 26	# 84

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Christian Scott SP - NYM
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	13

Games Started	19	13

Innings Pitched	107.2	59.2

Wins	5	3

Losses	6	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	104	47

Earned Runs	49	19

Home Runs Allowed	11	7

Strikeouts	87	72

Walks	36	26

ERA	4.10	2.87

WHIP	1.30	1.22

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Christian Scott SP - NYM
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	11

Games Started	12	10

Innings Pitched	72.0	51.2

Wins	5	3

Losses	4	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	68	46

Earned Runs	30	24

Home Runs Allowed	7	7

Strikeouts	63	54

Walks	25	17

ERA	3.78	4.15

WHIP	1.33	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Christian Scott SP - NYM
News
	Framber Valdez has been reinstated from the bereavement list by the Detroit Tigers the club announced. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	Christian Scott allowed three hits while striking out seven over 5 2/3 scoreless innings in Thursday’s 4-1 win over the Phillies. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th
	The Tigers placed LHP Framber Valdez on the bereavement list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	Christian Scott did not factor into the decision Wednesday against the Royals after allowing three hits and one walk over five scoreless innings. He struck out five while scattering three singles against a Kansas City lineup that had scored 31 runs over its previous two games. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jul 9th
	Framber Valdez allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out nine over seven innings in Thursday’s win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 10th	Christian Scott took his first loss of the season Friday against Atlanta after allowing three runs on two hits and four walks over four innings. He struck out seven and generated 13 swinging strikes on 82 pitches, but both hits he surrendered were home runs. Bruno Mulé Sat, Jul 4th
	Framber Valdez allowed five earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out one over five innings in Thursday's loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 3rd	Christian Scott did not factor into the decision Saturday against the Phillies, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out six and generated 17 swinging strikes on 82 pitches in his first appearance since June 11, with a two-run homer by Bryce Harper accounting for all the damage. Bruno Mulé Sun, Jun 28th
	Framber Valdez allowed four earned runs on eight hits while striking out two over six innings in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 28th	The Mets activated RHP Christian Scott from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Framber Valdez SP - DET			Christian Scott SP - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#94	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#296	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Sun, Mar 29th				vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#79	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#58
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#95	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#210
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#258	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#113
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#110	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#202
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#297
Mon, Apr 13th				@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#192
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#331	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#129
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#90	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#208	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#239	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#164
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#219	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#123	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#309
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#267
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#102	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#115	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#438
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Thu, May 7th				@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#210
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#76	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#113
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#35	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#169	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#98
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#277
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#197
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#62
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#44	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#164
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#84	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)	#389	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#51
Sat, May 23rd				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#273
Mon, May 25th				vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#90
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#206	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#273
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#88	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#18
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#296
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#250	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#176
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#44	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#84	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#239
Sun, Jun 14th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#123
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#247	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#21	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#158
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#162	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (0-2)	#139	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#98	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#247	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#185
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#21	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#165
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#316	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#102	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#239
Mon, Jul 6th				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#77
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#181	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#198	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-0)	#195
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#170	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#304
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#190	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#56
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#76	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#221	vs LAD
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#239
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#81	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148
Thu, Jul 30th				vs MIA
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH			vs MIA
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA			@ CLE
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF			@ PIT
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF			@ PIT
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE			@ ATL
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE			@ ATL
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			vs WSH
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT			vs SD
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			vs SD
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			vs SD
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			@ CWS
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			@ CWS
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			@ CWS
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			vs MIL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			@ TB
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			@ TB
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			@ TB
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs SF
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			vs SF
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			@ MIA
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ MIA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th				@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ WSH
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#158
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#166
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#206
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Christian Scott for Framber Valdez (2026)

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