Who Should I Trade?

Gerrit Cole for Rhett Lowder (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 25	# 189
VBR	# 135	# 708

Projections

Strikeouts	35	21
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.84	4.64
WHIP	1.19	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 16	# 168

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 48	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 21	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 22	# 165

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 27	# 427

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 70	# 178

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	23

Games Started	16	20

Innings Pitched	92.2	107.0

Wins	7	5

Losses	6	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	79	114

Earned Runs	32	61

Home Runs Allowed	12	15

Strikeouts	100	83

Walks	20	43

ERA	3.11	5.13

WHIP	1.07	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	6	5

Innings Pitched	35.0	27.8

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	31	28

Earned Runs	15	14

Home Runs Allowed	5	4

Strikeouts	35	21

Walks	10	10

ERA	3.84	4.64

WHIP	1.19	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
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	Rhett Lowder allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out one over six innings in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	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	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	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	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder pitched six innings of two-run ball, but took a no-decision in an eventual 3-2 win over the Pirates on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
	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	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on one hit and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th
	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	Rhett Lowder allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits while striking out two over 2 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY			Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
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 BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs SD	Joe Musgrove	#92
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ TOR
Thu, Mar 26th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Sun, Mar 29th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Mon, Apr 6th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Mon, Apr 20th				@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, May 14th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sat, May 23rd				vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 6th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Mon, Jun 15th				vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jul 18th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Tue, Jul 21st				@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Thu, Aug 6th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Mon, Aug 17th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Mon, Sep 7th				@ LAD
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Gerrit Cole for Rhett Lowder (2026)

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