Who Should I Trade?

Gerrit Cole for Jack Flaherty (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 25	# 153
VBR	# 149	# 345

Projections

Strikeouts	28	17
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.82	4.21
WHIP	1.19	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 16	# 175

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 48	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 21	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 22	# 195

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 27	# 149

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 70	# 135

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Jack Flaherty SP - DET
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	19

Games Started	18	19

Innings Pitched	104.0	86.1

Wins	8	3

Losses	7	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	93	80

Earned Runs	38	44

Home Runs Allowed	13	11

Strikeouts	110	102

Walks	22	42

ERA	3.29	4.59

WHIP	1.11	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Jack Flaherty SP - DET
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	3

Games Started	5	3

Innings Pitched	28.1	15.8

Wins	2	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	25	14

Earned Runs	12	7

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	28	17

Walks	8	6

ERA	3.82	4.21

WHIP	1.19	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Jack Flaherty SP - DET
News
	Gerrit Cole allowed three earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out five over 5 1/3 innings in Tuesday’s win over the Angels. Chris Schommer Wed, Sep 2nd	Jack Flaherty is expected to be cleared to face live hitters soon. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Gerrit Cole allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Thursday's loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 28th	Jack Flaherty is increasing intensity and distance in throwing progression. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Gerrit Cole allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over six innings in Thursday’s 6-1 win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	Jack Flaherty is "increasing intensity, volume and distance" in his throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	Gerrit Cole allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out five over six innings in Friday's loss to the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	Jack Flaherty resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Gerrit Cole allowed two earned runs on six hits while striking out nine over seven innings in Saturday's win over the Braves. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said he now expects Jack Flaherty's IL stint to be "more than the minimum." Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY			Jack Flaherty SP - DET
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#204	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#171
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#212
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#215
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#117
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#230
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#230
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#178
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#165
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#243
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#315	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#406
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#199	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#178
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#117	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#147	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#125
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs MIN
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ TOR
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs PIT
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196
Mon, Apr 6th				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Mon, Apr 20th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Thu, May 14th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Thu, May 28th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99
Mon, Jun 1st				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Sat, Jun 6th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Mon, Jun 15th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#165
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Sat, Jul 18th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99
Tue, Jul 21st				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417
Thu, Aug 6th				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Sep 7th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Gerrit Cole for Jack Flaherty (2026)

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