Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Darren McCaughan (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Darren McCaughan SP,RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 333	‐
VBR	# 532	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	12	2
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.93	4.49
WHIP	1.29	1.50

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 316	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 335	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Darren McCaughan SP,RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	41	‐

Games Started	2	‐

Innings Pitched	46.1	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	2	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	11	‐

Hits Allowed	47	‐

Earned Runs	24	‐

Home Runs Allowed	6	‐

Strikeouts	48	‐

Walks	14	‐

ERA	4.66	‐

WHIP	1.32	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Darren McCaughan SP,RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	15	14

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	12.6	2.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	11	3

Earned Runs	5	1

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	12	2

Walks	4	1

ERA	3.93	4.49

WHIP	1.29	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Darren McCaughan SP,RP - CIN
News
	The Rays placed RHP Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list with lower back spasms. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	The Reds signed Darren McCaughan to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Wed, Jan 28th
	The Rays activated RHP Cole Sulser from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
	Cole Sulser has begun throwing live batting practice and is reportedly doing well, according to Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash. Cash indicated Sulser could return to the active roster “pretty soon” if his progression continues without setbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th
	The Rays placed Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list due to a low back strain. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th
	Cole Sulser threw 12 pitches in a scoreless ninth inning to earn his second save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 6th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cole Sulser RP - TB			Darren McCaughan SP,RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#250
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#165
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#44	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#102
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#145	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#231	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#289	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#292
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#102	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#280	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#373
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#184
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#327	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#99
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#103
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#320
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#113
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#312	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#80
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#145
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#295	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#87	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#165	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#221
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#260
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#295	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#277
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#164
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#213
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#43	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#43	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#88
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#286	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#182
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#261	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#180
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#317
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#273	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#305
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#59	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#385
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#224	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#216	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#165	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#243
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#306
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#87	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#423	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#232
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#312	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#206
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#92	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#133
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#350	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#54	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#65
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#201	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#251
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#305	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#151
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#71
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#232	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#52
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#130	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#151
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#71
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#385	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#278	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#43
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#65	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#265
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#196	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#10
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#231
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#217	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#240
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#121	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#431
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#178	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#91
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#272	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#393	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (1-1)	#185	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#240	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-1)	#325
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#54
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#201
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#191
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL			vs STL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR			vs STL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR			vs STL
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR			vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL			@ ARI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL			@ ARI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL			@ ARI
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET			@ SF
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET			@ SF
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET			@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM			vs SD
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			vs SD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			vs SD
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ TOR
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Sat, May 9th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#278
Thu, May 14th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sat, May 23rd				vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Mon, Jun 29th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#110
Thu, Aug 6th				vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#192
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190
Mon, Sep 7th				@ LAD
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Darren McCaughan (2026)

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