Who Should I Trade?

Gus Varland for Jeff Criswell (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 355	‐
VBR	# 786	# 1006

Projections

Strikeouts	11	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.52	4.68
WHIP	1.47	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 323	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 455	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	32	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	31.2	4.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	6	0

Hits Allowed	41	4

Earned Runs	22	2

Home Runs Allowed	6	2

Strikeouts	30	3

Walks	15	3

ERA	6.25	4.50

WHIP	1.77	1.75

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	15	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	12.2	7.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	12	7

Earned Runs	6	4

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	11	7

Walks	5	3

ERA	4.52	4.68

WHIP	1.47	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
News
	The Nationals optioned RHP Gus Varland to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th	Jeff Criswell is hopeful to receive an MRI before devising a rehab plan. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Gus Varland allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter to earn the save in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Royals. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jun 17th	The Rockies have placed right-hander Jeff Criswell on the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder strain. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 18th
	Gus Varland struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 4-3 win over the Giants. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jun 9th	The Rockies optioned RHP Jeff Criswell to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
	Gus Varland struck out two batters while allowing one hit over 1.1 scoreless frames to earn the save in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Twins. Jesse Garcia Fri, May 8th	The Rockies have recalled right-hander Jeff Criswell from Triple-A Albuquerque. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 9th
	Gus Varland struck out one batter and allowed one hit over 1 1/3 innings pitched in the Nationals win over the Mets. Jesse Garcia Thu, Apr 30th	The Rockies activated Jeff Criswell from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gus Varland RP - WSH			Jeff Criswell RP - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#236	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#137
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#73	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#310
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#84	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#199
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#388
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#90
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#234
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#125	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#384
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#73
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-0)	#126	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#302	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#262
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-3)	#153	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#250
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-3)	#153	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#197
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#98	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#76	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#418
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#49	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#285
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#88	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#348	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#125
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#251	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#182
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#157	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#76	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#349	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#191	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#99
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#81
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#426
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#320	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#239
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#72	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#51
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#180	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#93
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#343
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#233
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#298
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#17
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#148
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#318
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#227	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#81
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#193	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#129
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#273	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#137
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#78	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#72
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI			vs TB
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI			vs TB
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN			@ STL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN			@ STL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN			@ STL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			@ SF
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			@ SF
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			@ SF
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			vs CLE
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL			@ WSH
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			@ WSH
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			vs BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			vs STL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			vs STL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs SEA
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ CWS
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243
Mon, May 4th				vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#207
Thu, Jul 9th				@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#184
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI
Mon, Aug 17th				vs LAD
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th				vs SD
Thu, Sep 24th				vs ARI

Who Should I Trade?

Gus Varland for Jeff Criswell (2026)

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