Who Should I Trade?

Cristopher Sanchez for Jack Flaherty (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cristopher Sanchez SP - PHI	Jack Flaherty SP - DET
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 4	# 153
VBR	# 40	# 390

Projections

Strikeouts	36	21
Wins	3	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.00	4.26
WHIP	1.17	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 2	# 175

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 3	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 5	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 4	# 195

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 5	# 149

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 3	# 135

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cristopher Sanchez SP - PHI	Jack Flaherty SP - DET
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	19

Games Started	27	19

Innings Pitched	168.1	86.1

Wins	16	3

Losses	4	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	168	80

Earned Runs	50	44

Home Runs Allowed	14	11

Strikeouts	194	102

Walks	38	42

ERA	2.67	4.59

WHIP	1.22	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cristopher Sanchez SP - PHI	Jack Flaherty SP - DET
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	4

Games Started	6	4

Innings Pitched	34.8	19.2

Wins	3	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	31	18

Earned Runs	12	9

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	36	21

Walks	9	7

ERA	3.00	4.26

WHIP	1.17	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cristopher Sanchez SP - PHI	Jack Flaherty SP - DET
News
	Cristopher Sanchez allowed four runs on nine hits and no walks while striking out seven across 6 2/3 innings in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 24th	Jack Flaherty is increasing intensity and distance in throwing progression. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Cristopher Sanchez gave up one run on eight hits and three walks while striking out six over six innings in Monday's 6-5 win against the Marlins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 18th	Jack Flaherty is "increasing intensity, volume and distance" in his throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	Cristopher Sanchez fired six shutout innings in Tuesday's 2-0 loss to the Cardinals, giving up four hits and no walks while striking out seven. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Aug 12th	Jack Flaherty resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Cristopher Sanchez gave up two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six over five innings in Thursday's 7-3 win against the Nationals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 6th	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said he now expects Jack Flaherty's IL stint to be "more than the minimum." Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Cristopher Sanchez allowed just two hits and issued five walks while racking up 11 strikeouts over six shutout innings in Saturday's 5-0 win against the Orioles. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Aug 2nd	Jack Flaherty has been placed on the 15-day injured list with right flexor inflammation. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cristopher Sanchez SP - PHI			Jack Flaherty SP - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#53	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#252	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#155
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#292	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#235
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#417
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL			vs COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			vs PIT
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Wed, Apr 29th				@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Thu, May 28th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Mon, Jun 1st				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Fri, Jun 19th				vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220
Fri, Jul 17th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Fri, Aug 14th				vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119
Mon, Sep 14th				@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Cristopher Sanchez for Jack Flaherty (2026)

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