Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Will Johnston (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 335	‐
VBR	# 534	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	12	1
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.94	3.91
WHIP	1.29	1.30

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	Will Johnston SP,RP - ATH
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	Will Johnston SP,RP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	15	13

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	12.5	1.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	11	1

Earned Runs	5	1

Home Runs Allowed	2	0

Strikeouts	12	1

Walks	4	1

ERA	3.94	3.91

WHIP	1.29	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Will Johnston SP,RP - ATH
News
	The Rays placed RHP Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list with lower back spasms. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	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			Will Johnston SP,RP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#115
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#309
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#173
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-2)	#174
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#143
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#274
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#225	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#64
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#280	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#91
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#133
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#82
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#367
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#75
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#82
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#154
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#309
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#296	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#88	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#207
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#296	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#115
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#187
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#263
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#75
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#287	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#263	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#102
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#64
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#273
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#60	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#226	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#212	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#143
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#109
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#88	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#149
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#427
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#127	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#435
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#309	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#54
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#366	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#263
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#200	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#307	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#228	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#263
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#147
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#385
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#276	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#264
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#64	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#60
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#197	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#150
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#75	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#215	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#121	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#192
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#196
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#261
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#177	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#93
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#199
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#267	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#88
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#121
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#367	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#138
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (1-1)	#185	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180	vs DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#104
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#240	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#435	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#88
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#75	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#121
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#191	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-1)	#324	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#82
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL			@ KC
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR			@ KC
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR			@ KC
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR			@ KC
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL			@ HOU
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL			@ HOU
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL			@ HOU
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET			vs MIN
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD			vs BAL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD			vs BAL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD			vs BAL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			@ SEA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Fri, Mar 27th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66
Mon, Apr 13th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78
Sat, May 9th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63
Thu, May 14th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46
Sat, May 23rd				@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#300
Thu, Jun 4th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#245
Mon, Jun 29th				vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#309
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#29
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Will Johnston (2026)

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