Who Should I Trade?

David Sandlin for Max Scherzer (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Max Scherzer SP - TOR	David Sandlin SP,RP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 299	‐
VBR	# 506	# 879

Projections

Strikeouts	38	20
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.03	4.86
WHIP	1.35	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 216	# 361

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 442	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Max Scherzer SP - TOR	David Sandlin SP,RP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	6	4

Games Started	6	3

Innings Pitched	22.0	19.1

Wins	1	2

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	15

Earned Runs	25	13

Home Runs Allowed	9	4

Strikeouts	14	20

Walks	11	10

ERA	10.23	6.05

WHIP	1.73	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Max Scherzer SP - TOR	David Sandlin SP,RP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	11

Games Started	8	4

Innings Pitched	42.3	23.6

Wins	2	1

Losses	3	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	42	24

Earned Runs	24	13

Home Runs Allowed	9	4

Strikeouts	38	20

Walks	13	10

ERA	5.03	4.86

WHIP	1.35	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Max Scherzer SP - TOR	David Sandlin SP,RP - CWS
News
	Max Scherzer (thumb) is set to make a rehab start at Triple-A on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jul 20th	The White Sox optioned RHP David Sandlin to Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th
	Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Max Scherzer got three cortisone shots in his thumb. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	David Sandlin allowed one earned run on three hits and three walks while striking out six over six innings in Friday's 22-1 win over the Royals. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 27th
	Max Scherzer is scheduled to make his next rehab start on Wednesday for Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	The White Sox recalled RHP David Sandlin from Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Max Scherzer will make at least two more rehab starts in Triple-A. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	David Sandlin will start on Friday for the White Sox against the Royals. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
	Max Scherzer threw 49 pitches in a rehab start on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	David Sandlin was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Max Scherzer SP - TOR			David Sandlin SP,RP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#383	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#165
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#300
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#78	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#126
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#192
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#172
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#265
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#226
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Thu, May 14th				vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#126
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#193
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#207	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#253
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#116
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#103	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96
Sun, Jun 21st				@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#318	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#295
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#81	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#307
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133
Thu, Jul 9th				vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#148
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#164	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#229
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#190	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#90
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#100
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#318
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#148	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-0)	#145
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#334	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66	vs NYY
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Thu, Jul 30th				vs NYY
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL			@ TB
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL			@ TB
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL			@ TB
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU			@ BOS
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU			@ BOS
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	@ BOS
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS			vs CIN
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS			vs CIN
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS			vs CIN
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY			@ DET
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY			@ DET
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY			@ DET
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB			@ CHC
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB			@ CHC
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB			vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY			vs NYM
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TEX
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Mon, Aug 31st				@ HOU
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th				vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th				@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			vs COL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#116
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

David Sandlin for Max Scherzer (2026)

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