Who Should I Trade?

David Morgan for Eric Lauer (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	David Morgan RP - SD
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 218	# 367
VBR	# 691	# 628

Projections

Strikeouts	13	10
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.00	3.62
WHIP	1.40	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 148	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	# 351

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 422

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	David Morgan RP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	19

Games Started	17	0

Innings Pitched	105.1	22.2

Wins	8	2

Losses	6	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	99	28

Earned Runs	56	12

Home Runs Allowed	24	2

Strikeouts	70	27

Walks	34	14

ERA	4.78	4.76

WHIP	1.26	1.85

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	David Morgan RP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	12

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	15.7	10.4

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	16	9

Earned Runs	9	4

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	13	10

Walks	5	4

ERA	5.00	3.62

WHIP	1.40	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	David Morgan RP - SD
News
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	The Padres activated RHP David Morgan from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will move back to a long relief role. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	David Morgan resumed his rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Eric Lauer allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out six over five innings in Tuesday's win over the Rockies. Chase Davis Wed, Aug 19th	David Morgan suffered a setback on his rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Eric Lauer allowed one earned run on four hits and two walks while striking out six over 6.1 innings in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Kansas City. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 13th	The Padres have placed right-hander David Morgan on the 15-day injured list due to left knee inflammation. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th
	Eric Lauer allowed six earned runs on 11 hits and no walks while striking out one over four innings in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 6th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD			David Morgan RP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Thu, May 7th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#159
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#166	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs WSH	DJ Herz	#294
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			vs ARI
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176

Who Should I Trade?

David Morgan for Eric Lauer (2026)

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