Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Will Johnston (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Will Johnston SP,RP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 218	‐
VBR	# 677	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	13	1
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.05	4.15
WHIP	1.40	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 148	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Will Johnston SP,RP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	‐

Games Started	17	‐

Innings Pitched	105.1	‐

Wins	8	‐

Losses	6	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	99	‐

Earned Runs	56	‐

Home Runs Allowed	24	‐

Strikeouts	70	‐

Walks	34	‐

ERA	4.78	‐

WHIP	1.26	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Will Johnston SP,RP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	13

Games Started	2	1

Innings Pitched	15.7	1.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	16	1

Earned Runs	9	1

Home Runs Allowed	3	0

Strikeouts	13	1

Walks	5	1

ERA	5.05	4.15

WHIP	1.40	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Will Johnston SP,RP - ATH
News
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will move back to a long relief role. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd
	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
	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
	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
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD			Will Johnston SP,RP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#208
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#157
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#168	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#209	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			vs SEA
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			vs HOU
Sun, Mar 29th				@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, May 7th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Thu, Jun 25th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Jul 18th				vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Mon, Aug 24th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Mon, Aug 31st				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7

Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Will Johnston (2026)

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