Who Should I Trade?

Gus Varland for Zack Kelly (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 359	‐
VBR	# 609	‐

Projections

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

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 335	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 455	# 482

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
2026 Stats


Games Played	34	17

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	33.0	16.1

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	2

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	6	3

Hits Allowed	43	14

Earned Runs	24	6

Home Runs Allowed	7	1

Strikeouts	32	14

Walks	15	7

ERA	6.55	3.31

WHIP	1.76	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
2026 Projections


Games Played	1	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	0.5	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	0	‐

Earned Runs	0	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	0	‐

Walks	0	‐

ERA	3.13	‐

WHIP	1.03	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
News
	The Nationals recalled RHP Gus Varland from Triple-A Rochester Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 23rd	Zack Kelly progressed to throwing live batting practice. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th
	The Nationals optioned RHP Gus Varland to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th	The Red Sox placed Zack Kelly on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	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 Red Sox officially optioned Zack Kelly to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd
	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 Red Sox optioned Zack Kelly to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st
	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	Zack Kelly has been called up from Triple-A. Vince DiSilvio Fri, Apr 3rd
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			Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#225
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#89	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-5)	#103	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#282
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#236
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#167
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-5)	#103	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#268	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ PIT	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#150
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET	River Ryan (0-1)	#75
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM	Jefry Yan		vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#56
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Mon, May 4th				@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#137
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#159
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)

Who Should I Trade?

Gus Varland for Zack Kelly (2026)

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