Who Should I Trade?

Davis Martin for Merrill Kelly (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Davis Martin SP - CWS	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 71	# 158
VBR	# 499	# 445

Projections

Strikeouts	19	22
Wins	1	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.28	4.64
WHIP	1.37	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 75	# 166

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 77	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 96	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 72	# 160

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 155	# 213

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 55	# 156

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Davis Martin SP - CWS	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	24	24

Games Started	24	24

Innings Pitched	125.0	134.2

Wins	9	8

Losses	6	12

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	127	144

Earned Runs	60	80

Home Runs Allowed	12	26

Strikeouts	111	88

Walks	39	60

ERA	4.32	5.35

WHIP	1.33	1.51

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Davis Martin SP - CWS	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	5

Games Started	4	5

Innings Pitched	22.5	28.6

Wins	1	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	22	30

Earned Runs	11	15

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	19	22

Walks	8	10

ERA	4.28	4.64

WHIP	1.37	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Davis Martin SP - CWS	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
News
	Davis Martin is expected to begin a rehab assignment soon. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Merrill Kelly allowed three runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Davis Martin (blister) was placed on the 15-day IL on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Aug 14th	Merrill Kelly allowed six runs on seven hits over four innings with two strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Davis Martin allowed four runs (three earned) on two hits and one walk while striking out three over two innings in Thursday's loss to the Reds. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	Merrill Kelly allowed six runs on six hits over five innings with two strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Wednesday against the Rockies. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
	Davis Martin will start on Thursday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Merrill Kelly left his start Friday because of a right leg cramp. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
	Davis Martin allowed one earned run on two hits and one walk while striking out one over one inning in Sunday’s win over the Guardians. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 10th	Merrill Kelly allowed five runs on eight hits over five innings with five strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Sunday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Davis Martin SP - CWS			Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#196
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ SF
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ KC
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ SD
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Mon, Apr 13th				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, May 7th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos
Thu, Jun 4th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Mon, Jun 15th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67

Who Should I Trade?

Davis Martin for Merrill Kelly (2026)

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