Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Troy Melton (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Cole Sulser RP - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 121	# 332
VBR	# 347	# 534

Projections

Strikeouts	37	17
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.09	4.04
WHIP	1.29	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 92	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 128	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 178	# 314

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 37	# 335

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Cole Sulser RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	10	41

Games Started	10	2

Innings Pitched	60.0	46.1

Wins	5	1

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	11

Hits Allowed	38	47

Earned Runs	13	24

Home Runs Allowed	8	6

Strikeouts	55	48

Walks	19	14

ERA	1.95	4.66

WHIP	0.95	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Cole Sulser RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	20

Games Started	7	0

Innings Pitched	42.0	17.7

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	3

Hits Allowed	39	17

Earned Runs	19	8

Home Runs Allowed	6	2

Strikeouts	37	17

Walks	14	6

ERA	4.09	4.04

WHIP	1.29	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Cole Sulser RP - TB
News
	Tigers right-hander Troy Melton pitched five innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits and four walks and didn't factor into the decision in an eventual 4-3 win over the Royals on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	The Rays activated RHP Cole Sulser from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
	Troy Melton allowed one earned run on four hits and four walks while striking out nine over 5 2/3 innings in Friday's win over the Angels. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	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
	Tigers right-hander Troy Melton allowed just one unearned run on four hits and one walk across 5 1/3 innings, earning the win over the Athletics on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th	The Rays placed Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list due to a low back strain. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th
	Troy Melton allowed two hits and one walk while striking out seven over 6 1/3 scoreless innings in Wednesday's win over the Yankees. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 2nd	Cole Sulser threw 12 pitches in a scoreless ninth inning to earn his second save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 6th
	Troy Melton allowed one earned run on two hits while striking out six over six innings in Thursday’s loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Fri, Jun 26th	Cole Sulser allowed no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out two in Tuesday’s 1-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians, recording his first save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Apr 29th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET			Cole Sulser RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#116	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89
Sun, Mar 29th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#73	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#230
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#303
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#117	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#182	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#219	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#420
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#270	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#162	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314
Thu, May 7th				@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#87
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#117	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#157	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#26
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Mon, May 25th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#293
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#199	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63	vs DET	Ty Madden	#257
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#189	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#205
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#203
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#87
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44
Sun, Jun 14th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#134
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#21	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#199	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-2)	#135	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#152
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#26	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#107	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#122	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#21	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#359
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#319	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#21
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#26
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#176	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#216
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#227
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#134	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#141
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#170	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#160
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#430	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#72
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#377	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#85	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#319
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Thu, Jul 30th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#400
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#236
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF			@ SEA
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF			@ SEA
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF			@ SEA
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE			@ ATH
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE			@ ATH
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			vs BAL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			vs BAL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			vs BAL
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT			vs BAL
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			vs TOR
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			vs TOR
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			@ BAL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			@ BAL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			@ BAL
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB			@ DET
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			@ DET
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			@ DET
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			vs SD
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			vs SD
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			vs SD
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			vs NYM
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th				@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ PHI
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#134
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Troy Melton (2026)

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