Who Should I Trade?

DJ Herz for Justin Verlander (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Justin Verlander SP - DET	DJ Herz SP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 543	# 897

Projections

Strikeouts	33	8
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.78	4.21
WHIP	1.39	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 232	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Justin Verlander SP - DET	DJ Herz SP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	1	‐

Games Started	1	‐

Innings Pitched	3.2	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	6	‐

Earned Runs	5	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	1	‐

Walks	2	‐

ERA	12.27	‐

WHIP	2.18	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Justin Verlander SP - DET	DJ Herz SP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	4

Games Started	7	1

Innings Pitched	40.1	7.1

Wins	2	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	40	6

Earned Runs	21	3

Home Runs Allowed	7	1

Strikeouts	33	8

Walks	14	3

ERA	4.78	4.21

WHIP	1.39	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Justin Verlander SP - DET	DJ Herz SP - WSH
News
	Justin Verlander is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jul 9th	Nationals left-hander DJ Herz (elbow) is progressing with throwing activity as tolerated at the team's spring complex in Florida. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th
	Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander announced that he will retire following the 2026 season. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th	DJ Herz underwent an MRI that showed a flexor muscle strain. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander has been named to the American League All-Star roster as a legend pick. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th	DJ Herz will not make his scheduled rehab start on Sunday and could be shut down for multiple weeks. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander (hamstring) has resumed playing catch. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	DJ Herz threw 38 pitches over 2 2/3 innings in a rehab start for Single-A Fredericksburg on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 17th
	Justin Verlander has been scratched from his scheduled start on Sunday with a hamstring injury and is expected to miss weeks. Diego Sandoval Fri, Jun 19th	DJ Herz will continue his rehab assignment with Single-A Fredericksburg on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 16th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Justin Verlander SP - DET			DJ Herz SP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#113
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#216	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-0)	#122
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#162	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Thu, May 7th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#354
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#168	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Mon, May 25th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#215	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#338
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#188
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#312	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#215	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (0-2)	#136	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#73
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#299	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#109	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#78	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#260
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#189
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#155
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#74	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA			@ PHI
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA			@ PHI
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA			@ PHI
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF			vs CIN
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE			vs CHC
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE			vs CHC
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE			vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB			vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			vs COL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			vs COL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#109
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#111
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#173
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#431
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

DJ Herz for Justin Verlander (2026)

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