Who Should I Trade?

Gus Varland for Joel Payamps (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 359	‐
VBR	# 609	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	0	0
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.13	0.00
WHIP	1.03	0.00

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 455	# 433

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 335	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	34	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	33.0	7.2

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	2

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	6	2

Hits Allowed	43	9

Earned Runs	24	8

Home Runs Allowed	7	2

Strikeouts	32	9

Walks	15	4

ERA	6.55	9.39

WHIP	1.76	1.70

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	1	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	0.5	0.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	0	0

Earned Runs	0	0

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	0	0

Walks	0	0

ERA	3.13	0.00

WHIP	1.03	0.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
News
	The Nationals recalled RHP Gus Varland from Triple-A Rochester Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 23rd	The Braves designated Joel Payamps for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, May 1st
	The Nationals optioned RHP Gus Varland to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	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
	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
	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
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gus Varland RP - WSH			Joel Payamps RP - ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#89	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-5)	#103	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#182
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (1-1)
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-3)	#105
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-5)	#103	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#268	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#279
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#192
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET	River Ryan (0-1)	#75
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM	Jefry Yan		@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#56	@ MIA	Jack Ralston
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Mon, May 4th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Thu, May 28th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Thu, Jun 4th				vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#117
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Jul 9th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#265
Mon, Aug 10th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Mon, Aug 17th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221

Who Should I Trade?

Gus Varland for Joel Payamps (2026)

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