Who Should I Trade?

Gus Varland for Nick Mears (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 357	# 386
VBR	# 895	# 652

Projections

Strikeouts	2	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.30	3.51
WHIP	1.46	1.19

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 455	# 429

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 331	# 391

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Nick Mears RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	33	21

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	31.2	19.1

Wins	1	2

Losses	2	3

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	2	2

Holds	6	5

Hits Allowed	43	18

Earned Runs	24	11

Home Runs Allowed	7	2

Strikeouts	30	15

Walks	15	11

ERA	6.82	5.12

WHIP	1.83	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Nick Mears RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	2.2	2.4

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	2	2

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	2	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.30	3.51

WHIP	1.46	1.19

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Nick Mears RP - KC
News
	The Nationals optioned RHP Gus Varland to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th	Nick Mears will undergo season-ending surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	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	Nick Mears suffered another setback in his recovery. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	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	Nick Mears is scheduled to begin a mound progression next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	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	Nick Mears resumed throwing on Monday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	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 Kansas City Royals transferred Nick Mears to the 60-day injured list. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 15th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gus Varland RP - WSH			Nick Mears RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#27
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#61	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#90	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#315	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#284	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#181	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#251
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#247
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#384	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#410	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#192
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#358	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#134
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#122	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#87
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#183
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Thu, Jul 9th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#414
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Gus Varland for Nick Mears (2026)

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