Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Kodai Senga (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 4 of 6 experts	33% Recommended by 2 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 83	# 137
VBR	# 496	# 351

Projections

Strikeouts	9	18
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	2
ERA	4.03	4.07
WHIP	1.35	1.40

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 107	# 187

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 70	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 63	# 173

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 93	# 443

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 100	# 72

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 216	# 126

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	21

Games Started	17	8

Innings Pitched	91.2	52.0

Wins	7	0

Losses	5	9

Saves	0	4

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	81	52

Earned Runs	35	45

Home Runs Allowed	15	13

Strikeouts	93	62

Walks	34	36

ERA	3.44	7.79

WHIP	1.25	1.69

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	14

Games Started	2	1

Innings Pitched	9.0	16.4

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	8	14

Earned Runs	4	7

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	9	18

Walks	3	8

ERA	4.03	4.07

WHIP	1.35	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM
News
	The Nationals transferred LHP Connelly Early to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Kodai Senga allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres, recording his fourth consecutive save. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th
	Connelly Early played catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Kodai Senga allowed no hits or walks while striking out two in the ninth inning of Sunday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals, recording his third save of August. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th
	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	Kodai Senga allowed one hit and hit a batter while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning during Friday’s 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals, picking up his second save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th
	Connelly Early will face live hitters in West Palm Beach before going on an official rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Kodai Senga allowed three earned runs on two hits and two walks while striking out four across four innings in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Miami Marlins. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 1st
	Connelly Early threw a bullpen session for the Nationals on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Kodai Senga is starting on Friday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Connelly Early SP - WSH			Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#116	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#433	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#193
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			@ MIA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ MIA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs BAL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs PHI
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ WSH
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Mon, May 4th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Thu, Jun 11th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Thu, Jul 9th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Aug 17th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Mon, Sep 14th				vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs PHI
Thu, Sep 24th				@ TEX

Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Kodai Senga (2026)

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