Who Should I Trade?

Cole Irvin for Shawn Armstrong (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE	Cole Irvin SP,RP - LAD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 320	‐
VBR	# 513	# 1040

Projections

Strikeouts	3	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.40	5.25
WHIP	1.20	1.55

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 256	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 404	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE	Cole Irvin SP,RP - LAD
2026 Stats


Games Played	38	1

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	33.0	6.0

Wins	2	0

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	8	0

Hits Allowed	29	8

Earned Runs	18	6

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	33	5

Walks	19	3

ERA	4.91	9.00

WHIP	1.45	1.83

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE	Cole Irvin SP,RP - LAD
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	5

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	2.8	3.4

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	2	4

Earned Runs	1	2

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	3	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	3.40	5.25

WHIP	1.20	1.55

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE	Cole Irvin SP,RP - LAD
News
	Shawn Armstrong made a rehab appearance on Friday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th	The Dodgers have designated left-hander Cole Irvin for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sat, Aug 1st
	Shawn Armstrong has started a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Cole Irvin allowed six earned runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Red Sox. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 1st
	The Guardians have transferred right-hander Shawn Armstrong (calf) to the 60-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd	The Dodgers have recalled left-hander Cole Irvin from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
	The Guardians say Shawn Armstrong has a moderate to high-grade calf strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Lefthander Cole Irvin has been reassigned to minor league camp by the Los Angeles Dodgers. David Leisering Mon, Mar 16th
	Shawn Armstrong is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his calf injury. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Dodgers signed left-hander Cole Irvin to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 1st
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE			Cole Irvin SP,RP - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#167
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#80	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#48	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sat, Apr 4th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#247
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#390
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#111	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#142	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#9	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#184	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#111
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#96	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#232	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Thu, May 14th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#258
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#384
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118
Mon, Jun 1st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#47	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#167
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#47	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#37
Thu, Jun 11th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87
Sun, Jun 14th				@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#207
Mon, Jun 15th				vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#258	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#373
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#253	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#246
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#348	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#190
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#152	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#200
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#348	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#217
Mon, Jul 6th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#96	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#94
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Fri, Jul 17th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#214
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#246	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#9	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Thu, Jul 30th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#345	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#94
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110
Mon, Aug 10th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#276
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#200	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Mon, Aug 17th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#257	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#384	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#37
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#159
Thu, Aug 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#276	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#116	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#119	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#315
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#99
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#236	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#234
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#211	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#101
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#96	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#230	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#101
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#348	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#233
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#107	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#25
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ SF
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ SF
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#116
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#153
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#277

Who Should I Trade?

Cole Irvin for Shawn Armstrong (2026)

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