Who Should I Trade?

George Klassen for Gerrit Cole (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	George Klassen SP - LAA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 28	‐
VBR	# 166	# 902

Projections

Strikeouts	64	13
Wins	4	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.11	4.76
WHIP	1.23	1.55

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 17	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 48	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 25	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 22	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 33	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 70	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	George Klassen SP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	10	2

Games Started	10	2

Innings Pitched	55.0	4.2

Wins	3	0

Losses	5	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	52	7

Earned Runs	24	6

Home Runs Allowed	9	1

Strikeouts	55	6

Walks	12	10

ERA	3.93	11.57

WHIP	1.16	3.64

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	George Klassen SP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	10

Games Started	12	2

Innings Pitched	65.8	14.9

Wins	4	1

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	60	15

Earned Runs	30	8

Home Runs Allowed	10	2

Strikeouts	64	13

Walks	19	7

ERA	4.11	4.76

WHIP	1.23	1.55

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	George Klassen SP - LAA
News
	Gerrit Cole will start on the mound for the New York Yankees against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader the club announced. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 21st	The Angels optioned RHP George Klassen to Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 12th
	Gerrit Cole will start Wednesday’s game against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	George Klassen left Saturday’s start against the Reds with a right index fingernail contusion. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 11th
	Gerrit Cole allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over six innings in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	George Klassen lasted just 2.2 innings in his major league debut on Sunday after allowing two runs on three hits while walking five and striking out four. The Angels went on to defeat the Mariners, 8-7, in 11 innings. David Leisering Sun, Apr 5th
	Gerrit Cole will start on Friday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	The Angels selected the contract of RHP George Klassen from Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 5th
	Gerrit Cole allowed three earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out six over 6 1/3 innings in Wednesday’s 3-0 loss to the Rays. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 9th	The Angels have reassigned right-hander George Klassen to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY			George Klassen SP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th				@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#82	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#214
Sun, Mar 29th				@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67
Mon, Apr 6th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#91
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#423
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#308
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#219	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#264
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Mon, Apr 20th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#300
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#196	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#134	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#245	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#307	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#110
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#58	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#100
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#110	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#223
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#206	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#78
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#229
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#153	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Sat, May 23rd				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Thu, May 28th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#229	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Mon, Jun 1st				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sat, Jun 6th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#240
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244	vs TB	Casey Legumina
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#177	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#90
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#307
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#257	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#297	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96
Sat, Jul 18th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#223	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#109
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC			vs MIL
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC			vs MIL
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC			vs MIL
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 6th				@ BAL
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TEX
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR			vs KC
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR			vs KC
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR			vs KC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL			@ HOU
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL			@ HOU
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CLE
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA			vs NYY
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ SEA
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

George Klassen for Gerrit Cole (2026)

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