Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Matthew Liberatore (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 83	# 147
VBR	# 500	# 370

Projections

Strikeouts	10	27
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.88	4.32
WHIP	1.38	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 107	# 162

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 70	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 100	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 63	# 149

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 93	# 150

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 216	# 142

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	26

Games Started	17	26

Innings Pitched	91.2	129.0

Wins	7	5

Losses	5	12

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	81	144

Earned Runs	35	78

Home Runs Allowed	15	23

Strikeouts	93	132

Walks	34	45

ERA	3.44	5.44

WHIP	1.25	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	6

Games Started	2	6

Innings Pitched	9.6	30.3

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	9	30

Earned Runs	4	15

Home Runs Allowed	1	4

Strikeouts	10	27

Walks	4	10

ERA	3.88	4.32

WHIP	1.38	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
News
	The Nationals transferred LHP Connelly Early to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Matthew Liberatore allowed three earned runs on four hits and no walks while striking out nine over six innings in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Reds. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 20th
	Connelly Early played catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Matthew Liberatore allowed two earned runs on two hits and one walk while striking out six over 5.1 innings in Friday's loss to the Cubs. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th
	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	Matthew Liberatore allowed five earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 9th
	Connelly Early will face live hitters in West Palm Beach before going on an official rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Matthew Liberatore allowed no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out seven over six innings in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 3rd
	Connelly Early threw a bullpen session for the Nationals on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Matthew Liberatore allowed three earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out five over 3.2 innings in Monday's loss to the Cubs. Chase Davis Tue, Jul 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Connelly Early SP - WSH			Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#112	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#364	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#426	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs WSH
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Mon, May 4th				vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Thu, Jul 9th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SF
Thu, Sep 24th				@ PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Matthew Liberatore (2026)

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