Who Should I Trade?

Ian Seymour for Paxton Schultz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ian Seymour SP,RP - TB	Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 132	# 389
VBR	# 288	# 961

Projections

Strikeouts	34	8
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.22	4.80
WHIP	1.30	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 72	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 163	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 105	# 409

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 154	# 463

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ian Seymour SP,RP - TB	Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	37	27

Games Started	8	1

Innings Pitched	84.1	32.1

Wins	8	1

Losses	3	2

Saves	2	1

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	10	0

Hits Allowed	67	42

Earned Runs	40	23

Home Runs Allowed	13	5

Strikeouts	99	32

Walks	28	12

ERA	4.27	6.40

WHIP	1.13	1.67

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ian Seymour SP,RP - TB	Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	12

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	33.7	9.2

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	30	9

Earned Runs	16	5

Home Runs Allowed	5	1

Strikeouts	34	8

Walks	11	4

ERA	4.22	4.80

WHIP	1.30	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ian Seymour SP,RP - TB	Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
News
	Ian Seymour allowed two runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out nine across six innings in Monday's 13-9 win over the Colorado Rockies. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 4th	The Nationals optioned Paxton Schultz to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Ian Seymour allowed two earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out seven across six innings in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jul 23rd	The Nationals recalled Paxton Schultz from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Ian Seymour will pitch in a bulk relief role for the Rays on Thursday against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	The Nationals recalled RHP Paxton Schultz from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th
	Ian Seymour allowed three runs on two hits and two walks while striking out four across three innings in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 19th	The Nationals optioned RHP Paxton Schultz to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 19th
	Ian Seymour will start on Saturday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	The Nationals activated RHP Paxton Schultz off the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ian Seymour SP,RP - TB			Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#77	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#39
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#82	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#53	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#52	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#208
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#76	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#118
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#61
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#83
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#98
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#224	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#77
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#249	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#82
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#281	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#52
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#21	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#276	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#383
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#74	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#95
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#33
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#127	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#175
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#383	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#282	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-6)	#132
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#325	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#145
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#153
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#76	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#276
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#153
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#40
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#81
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#22	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#134
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#64	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#52
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (6-1)	#45
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#314
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#28	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#378	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#76
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#73	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#152	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#49	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#28
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#378	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#141
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#110
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#105	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#142
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#37	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-7)	#63	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#43
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#42	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#147
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#27	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-6)	#132
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#191
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#42	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#78
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#292	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#22
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#373
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#51
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#189
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#262	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#84	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#186
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#55	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#126
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#154	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#186	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#113
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#152	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#15
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#49	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#175
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#73	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#433	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#35
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#314	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#307
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#85	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#312
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#343	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#44
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#68	@ TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#79
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#181	@ TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#86
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#67	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#172
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#312	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#71	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#54
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#120	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#228	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-7)	#63
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#115	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#42
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#71	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#152
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#120	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#49
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#413
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#269	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#383
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#24	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#33
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#143	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#127
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#21	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#27	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#269
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#213
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#12	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#21
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#210	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#106
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#112	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#151
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (14-2)	#32	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#304
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#28	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#179	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#195
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#111
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#78	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#113
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-1)	#196
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#40	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#265
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#283	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#111
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#102
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#163
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#361	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-6)	#132
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (1-1)	#170	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#191
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#176	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#290
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#54
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#195	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#9
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#438	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#208
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#12	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#124
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#141
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-1)	#346	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#224
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#87	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#42	@ NYM
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR			@ TEX
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR			@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET			vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET			vs COL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET			vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			@ SD
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs PHI
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ STL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ DET
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#290
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#46
Sat, May 9th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#105
Thu, May 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#134
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#163
Mon, Jun 29th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#19
Mon, Jul 27th				vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#135
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#28
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Ian Seymour for Paxton Schultz (2026)

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