Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Dustin May (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Dustin May SP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 4 of 6 experts	33% Recommended by 2 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 83	# 87
VBR	# 496	# 243

Projections

Strikeouts	9	29
Wins	1	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.03	4.08
WHIP	1.35	1.33

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	DTD

Expert Ranks

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 70	# 97

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 100	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 63	# 119

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 93	# 102

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 107	# 95

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 216	# 60

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Dustin May SP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	25

Games Started	17	25

Innings Pitched	91.2	124.1

Wins	7	6

Losses	5	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	81	119

Earned Runs	35	63

Home Runs Allowed	15	9

Strikeouts	93	118

Walks	34	42

ERA	3.44	4.56

WHIP	1.25	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Dustin May SP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	5

Games Started	2	5

Innings Pitched	9.0	30.1

Wins	1	2

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	8	27

Earned Runs	4	14

Home Runs Allowed	1	4

Strikeouts	9	29

Walks	3	11

ERA	4.03	4.08

WHIP	1.35	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Dustin May SP - MIL
News
	The Nationals transferred LHP Connelly Early to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Dustin May was diagnosed with a right scapula contusion after X-rays came back negative. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 26th
	Connelly Early played catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Dustin May left Wednesday's start in the first inning after being hit in the back by a comebacker. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 26th
	Connelly Early will have his throwing program paused after he experienced forearm tightness in between innings of his live BP session this week. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 6th	Dustin May allowed seven earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out one over two innings in Wednesday's loss to the Mariners. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	Connelly Early will face live hitters in West Palm Beach before going on an official rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Dustin May allowed one earned run on four hits and two walks while striking out six over seven innings in Wednesday's loss to the Padres. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	Connelly Early threw a bullpen session for the Nationals on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Dustin May allowed two earned runs on three hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in Thursday’s 5-2 win over the Pirates. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Connelly Early SP - WSH			Dustin May SP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#116	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#112
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#433	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ BAL
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs STL
Mon, May 4th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Thu, Jul 9th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Sep 17th				@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th				@ PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Dustin May (2026)

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