Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Ken Waldichuk (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Connelly Early SP - BOS	Ken Waldichuk SP,RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 77	‐
VBR	# 418	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	32	‐
Wins	2	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.15	‐
WHIP	1.36	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

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 - BOS	Ken Waldichuk SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	5

Games Started	17	0

Innings Pitched	91.2	9.1

Wins	7	0

Losses	5	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	81	7

Earned Runs	35	7

Home Runs Allowed	15	4

Strikeouts	93	8

Walks	34	6

ERA	3.44	6.75

WHIP	1.25	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Connelly Early SP - BOS	Ken Waldichuk SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	‐

Games Started	6	‐

Innings Pitched	32.8	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	31	‐

Earned Runs	15	‐

Home Runs Allowed	5	‐

Strikeouts	32	‐

Walks	12	‐

ERA	4.15	‐

WHIP	1.36	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Connelly Early SP - BOS	Ken Waldichuk SP,RP - WSH
News
	Red Sox left-hander Connelly Early (elbow) has ramped up his throwing distance to 120 feet. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 22nd	Ken Waldichuk underwent Tommy John surgery along with an internal brace procedure to repair a flexor tendon and UCL injury. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Apr 26th
	Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Connelly Early threw out to 90 feet on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	The Nationals placed Ken Waldichuk on the 60-day injured list with left forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th
	Connelly Early is scheduled to continue to throw on Friday and Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Ken Waldichuk will receive a second opinion after being recommended to undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th
	Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Connelly Early threw over the All-Star break. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	The Nationals placed Ken Waldichuk on the 15-day injured list with left forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th
	Connelly Early went for a second opinion that confirmed the diagnosis of posterior elbow inflammation/irritation. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th	Ken Waldichuk was removed from Sunday’s game against the Brewers with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 12th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Connelly Early SP - BOS			Ken Waldichuk SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#183	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#355	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#113
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#301	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-0)	#122
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#292
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#288	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#321	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#139
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#355
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#350	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#339
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#165
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#188
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#73	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#275
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#73
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#430	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#200	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#429	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#172	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#73	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#260
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#189
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#256
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#118	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#155
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#80
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-0)	#327	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD			@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS			@ PHI
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS			@ PHI
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS			@ PHI
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR			vs CHC
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR			vs CHC
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR			vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI			@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA			vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA			vs COL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA			vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			vs PHI
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			@ STL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			@ DET
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			vs NYM
Thu, Apr 16th				@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Sat, May 9th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Mon, May 25th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Sat, Jun 6th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Mon, Jun 15th				vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#323
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232
Tue, Jul 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Ken Waldichuk (2026)

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