Who Should I Trade?

Gerrit Cole for Justin Steele (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 25	# 206
VBR	# 135	# 687

Projections

Strikeouts	35	4
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.84	3.17
WHIP	1.19	1.19

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 16	# 185

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 48	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 21	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 22	# 178

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 27	# 232

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 70	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Justin Steele SP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	‐

Games Started	16	‐

Innings Pitched	92.2	‐

Wins	7	‐

Losses	6	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	79	‐

Earned Runs	32	‐

Home Runs Allowed	12	‐

Strikeouts	100	‐

Walks	20	‐

ERA	3.11	‐

WHIP	1.07	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Justin Steele SP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	3

Games Started	6	0

Innings Pitched	35.0	4.3

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	31	4

Earned Runs	15	2

Home Runs Allowed	5	0

Strikeouts	35	4

Walks	10	1

ERA	3.84	3.17

WHIP	1.19	1.19

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Justin Steele SP - CHC
News
	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	Justin Steele will face hitters in a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	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	Justin Steele is nearing the live BP phase of his throwing program. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	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	Justin Steele did a light mound workout on August 1. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Gerrit Cole allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out five over 5 2/3 innings in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd	Justin Steele is scheduled for a "touch and feel" mound session." Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Gerrit Cole allowed four hits and two walks while striking out seven over six scoreless innings in Tuesday’s win over the White Sox. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th	The Cubs reportedly “do not expect Justin Steele to be starting games this season.” Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY			Justin Steele SP - CHC
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ MIA
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ MIL
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ BOS
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, May 23rd				vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Jun 6th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Sat, Jul 18th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Tue, Jul 21st				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Gerrit Cole for Justin Steele (2026)

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