Who Should I Trade?

Clay Holmes for Lucas Giolito (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Lucas Giolito SP - SD
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 141	# 199
VBR	# 296	# 1007

Projections

Strikeouts	25	4
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.79	4.62
WHIP	1.40	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 204	# 213

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 91	# 321

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 116	# 255

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 153	# 143

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Lucas Giolito SP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	13	7

Games Started	13	5

Innings Pitched	75.2	29.2

Wins	5	2

Losses	6	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	55	32

Earned Runs	19	17

Home Runs Allowed	4	4

Strikeouts	55	18

Walks	25	23

ERA	2.26	5.16

WHIP	1.06	1.85

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Lucas Giolito SP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	3

Games Started	6	0

Innings Pitched	31.1	4.9

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	30	5

Earned Runs	13	2

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	25	4

Walks	12	2

ERA	3.79	4.62

WHIP	1.40	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Lucas Giolito SP - SD
News
	Clay Holmes allowed one run on six hits and two walks while striking out one across 5.1 innings in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	The Padres transferred RHP Lucas Giolito to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	Clay Holmes allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three across 6.2 scoreless innings in Friday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th	Lucas Giolito remains without a clear timetable to return. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	Clay Holmes allowed four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out one across four innings in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 8th	The Padres placed Lucas Giolito on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	The Cubs activated RHP Clay Holmes from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Lucas Giolito allowed four runs on seven hits over four innings with two strikeouts and two walks in a loss on Sunday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Clay Holmes will take the hill for the Chicago Cubs against the Kansas City Royals Saturday according to Taylor McGregor. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	Lucas Giolito could pitch in a bulk relief role for the Padres on Sunday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC			Lucas Giolito SP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#168
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs ARI
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Apr 4th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Jun 21st				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Jul 6th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Thu, Sep 17th				@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Clay Holmes for Lucas Giolito (2026)

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