Who Should I Trade?

Gerrit Cole for Simeon Woods Richardson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Simeon Woods Richardson SP,RP - TOR
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 25	‐
VBR	# 135	# 650

Projections

Strikeouts	35	12
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.84	4.89
WHIP	1.19	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 16	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 48	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 21	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 22	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 27	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 70	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Simeon Woods Richardson SP,RP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	19

Games Started	16	10

Innings Pitched	92.2	65.0

Wins	7	2

Losses	6	7

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	79	74

Earned Runs	32	43

Home Runs Allowed	12	10

Strikeouts	100	39

Walks	20	35

ERA	3.11	5.95

WHIP	1.07	1.68

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Simeon Woods Richardson SP,RP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	8

Games Started	6	2

Innings Pitched	35.0	15.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	31	15

Earned Runs	15	8

Home Runs Allowed	5	2

Strikeouts	35	12

Walks	10	6

ERA	3.84	4.89

WHIP	1.19	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY	Simeon Woods Richardson SP,RP - TOR
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	Simeon Woods Richardson is expected to pitch in Saturday's game against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 15th
	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	Simeon Woods Richardson was recalled from Triple-A ahead of Monday's game against the Red Sox. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 10th
	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	Blue Jays right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson has cleared waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Buffalo. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th
	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	The Blue Jays designated Simeon Woods Richardson for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	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	Simeon Woods Richardson is expected to join the Blue Jays in Toronto. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gerrit Cole SP - NYY			Simeon Woods Richardson SP,RP - TOR
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#312
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ CLE
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ KC
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			@ KC
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ KC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sun, Mar 29th				vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Mon, Apr 6th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, Apr 20th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, May 23rd				vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Sat, Jun 6th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, Jul 18th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Tue, Jul 21st				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Sep 7th				@ ATH
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Gerrit Cole for Simeon Woods Richardson (2026)

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