Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Roki Sasaki (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 83	# 89
VBR	# 496	# 302

Projections

Strikeouts	9	26
Wins	1	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.03	4.26
WHIP	1.35	1.37

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 107	# 129

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 70	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 63	# 80

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 93	# 130

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 100	# 71

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 216	# 87

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Roki Sasaki SP - LAD
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	23

Games Started	17	23

Innings Pitched	91.2	119.1

Wins	7	5

Losses	5	5

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	81	111

Earned Runs	35	61

Home Runs Allowed	15	22

Strikeouts	93	117

Walks	34	48

ERA	3.44	4.60

WHIP	1.25	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Roki Sasaki SP - LAD
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	6

Games Started	2	5

Innings Pitched	9.0	25.7

Wins	1	2

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	8	24

Earned Runs	4	12

Home Runs Allowed	1	3

Strikeouts	9	26

Walks	3	10

ERA	4.03	4.26

WHIP	1.35	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Roki Sasaki SP - LAD
News
	The Nationals transferred LHP Connelly Early to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	The Dodgers have placed right-hander Roki Sasaki on the injured list due to a blister on his right middle finger. Brenton Kemp Thu, Aug 27th
	Connelly Early played catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said late Wednesday that Roki Sasaki is headed to the injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	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	Roki Sasaki was pulled from Wednesday's start against the Braves in the fourth inning with an apparent blister on his right hand. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 26th
	Connelly Early will face live hitters in West Palm Beach before going on an official rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Roki Sasaki allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out six over five innings in Wednesday's win over the Rockies. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 20th
	Connelly Early threw a bullpen session for the Nationals on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Roki Sasaki allowed two earned runs on four hits and five walks while striking out two over six innings in Thursday's loss to the Brewers. Chase Davis Fri, Aug 14th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Connelly Early SP - WSH			Roki Sasaki SP - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#116	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#181
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#274
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#159
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#433	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#192
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs SF
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs SF
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs SF
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs SD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs SD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ SF
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ SF
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ SF
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 27th				vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th				@ HOU	Steven Okert
Mon, May 11th				vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Thu, Jun 11th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Mon, Aug 10th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Mon, Aug 17th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CIN
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CIN
Thu, Sep 24th				vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Roki Sasaki (2026)

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