Who Should I Trade?

Grayson Rodriguez for Max Scherzer (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Grayson Rodriguez SP - LAA	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 234	# 319
VBR	# 412	# 529

Projections

Strikeouts	24	22
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.33	4.87
WHIP	1.39	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 145	# 249

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 254	# 442

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Grayson Rodriguez SP - LAA	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	15	12

Games Started	15	12

Innings Pitched	71.2	50.0

Wins	4	1

Losses	5	7

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	79	52

Earned Runs	49	39

Home Runs Allowed	11	12

Strikeouts	65	36

Walks	31	25

ERA	6.15	7.02

WHIP	1.53	1.54

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Grayson Rodriguez SP - LAA	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	5

Games Started	5	5

Innings Pitched	24.3	24.4

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	24	24

Earned Runs	12	13

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	24	22

Walks	9	8

ERA	4.33	4.87

WHIP	1.39	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Grayson Rodriguez SP - LAA	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
News
	Grayson Rodriguez allowed five hits and two walks while striking out six over seven scoreless innings in Thursday's win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	Max Scherzer allowed seven earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out one over four innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Rays. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	Grayson Rodriguez allowed three earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out five over four innings in Friday’s loss to the Royals. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	Max Scherzer allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Thursday's loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 14th
	Grayson Rodriguez allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits and four walks while striking out eight over four innings in Sunday's 12-3 loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Max Scherzer allowed two earned runs on five hits and no walks while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Phillies. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	Grayson Rodriguez allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out six over seven innings in Tuesday's loss to the Orioles. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 5th	Max Scherzer allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 3rd
	Grayson Rodriguez allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over five innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th	Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer allowed one earned runs on four hits and three walks across 2 2/3 innings while taking a no-decision against the Nationals on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Grayson Rodriguez SP - LAA			Max Scherzer SP - TOR
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#274
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#368
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT			@ KC
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA			vs DET
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			vs CIN
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 25th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 25th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Wed, Jul 1st				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Grayson Rodriguez for Max Scherzer (2026)

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