Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for George Klassen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	George Klassen SP - LAA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 77	‐
VBR	# 437	# 876

Projections

Strikeouts	31	14
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.03	4.69
WHIP	1.38	1.54

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 114	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 70	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 62	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 63	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 159	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 93	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	George Klassen SP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	2

Games Started	17	2

Innings Pitched	91.2	4.2

Wins	7	0

Losses	5	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	81	7

Earned Runs	35	6

Home Runs Allowed	15	1

Strikeouts	93	6

Walks	34	10

ERA	3.44	11.57

WHIP	1.25	3.64

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	George Klassen SP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	9

Games Started	6	2

Innings Pitched	30.8	15.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	29	15

Earned Runs	14	8

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	31	14

Walks	12	7

ERA	4.03	4.69

WHIP	1.38	1.54

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	George Klassen SP - LAA
News
	Connelly Early is expected to make a rehab start on August 3. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	The Angels optioned RHP George Klassen to Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 12th
	The Red Sox have traded Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	George Klassen left Saturday’s start against the Reds with a right index fingernail contusion. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 11th
	Connelly Early progressed to throwing a bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	George Klassen lasted just 2.2 innings in his major league debut on Sunday after allowing two runs on three hits while walking five and striking out four. The Angels went on to defeat the Mariners, 8-7, in 11 innings. David Leisering Sun, Apr 5th
	Red Sox left-hander Connelly Early (elbow) has ramped up his throwing distance to 120 feet. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 22nd	The Angels selected the contract of RHP George Klassen from Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 5th
	Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Connelly Early threw out to 90 feet on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	The Angels have reassigned right-hander George Klassen to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Connelly Early SP - WSH			George Klassen SP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#202
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#234	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#409
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#110	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#304
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#265
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#184	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#139	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-3)	#164	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#231	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-3)	#164	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#105	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#66	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#48	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#105
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#231
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#91
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#216
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#187
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#152	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#66	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#340	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#197	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#184	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#241
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#286
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#326	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#70	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#271	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#72	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#171	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#294
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#101
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#187	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#230	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#168
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#198	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#256	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#170
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#165	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#83	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#114
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#89
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN			@ MIA
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			vs TEX
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			vs KC
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			vs KC
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			vs KC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			@ HOU
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX			@ HOU
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			vs CLE
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			vs NYY
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ WSH
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs SEA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs MIN
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195
Mon, May 4th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80
Thu, May 28th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73
Thu, Jun 18th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Thu, Jul 9th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIN
Thu, Sep 24th				@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for George Klassen (2026)

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