Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Jacob Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Jacob Lopez SP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 153	# 215
VBR	# 352	# 476

Projections

Strikeouts	12	19
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.14	4.70
WHIP	1.35	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 175	# 189

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 149	# 387

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	# 266

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 195	# 182

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Jacob Lopez SP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	23

Games Started	19	20

Innings Pitched	86.1	105.0

Wins	3	6

Losses	8	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	80	100

Earned Runs	44	55

Home Runs Allowed	11	17

Strikeouts	102	103

Walks	42	52

ERA	4.59	4.71

WHIP	1.41	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Jacob Lopez SP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	5

Games Started	2	4

Innings Pitched	11.3	20.4

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	10	19

Earned Runs	5	11

Home Runs Allowed	2	3

Strikeouts	12	19

Walks	4	9

ERA	4.14	4.70

WHIP	1.35	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Jacob Lopez SP - ATH
News
	Jack Flaherty is expected to be cleared to face live hitters soon. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Jacob Lopez allowed two earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings in Wednesday’s win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 3rd
	Jack Flaherty is increasing intensity and distance in throwing progression. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Jacob Lopez allowed one earned run on three hits and three walks while striking out six over five innings in Friday's loss to the Orioles. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th
	Jack Flaherty is "increasing intensity, volume and distance" in his throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Jacob Lopez allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out nine over six innings in Saturday's win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	Jack Flaherty resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Jacob Lopez allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over six innings in a win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said he now expects Jack Flaherty's IL stint to be "more than the minimum." Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Jacob Lopez allowed two earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over seven innings in Monday’s loss to the Rays. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 11th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET			Jacob Lopez SP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#134
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	@ ATL	Jose Suarez
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#218	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#160	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#129	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#205	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#297	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#205	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#150
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez		@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#360
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#397	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#220
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#126
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#142	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#277	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#358	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ CLE
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs HOU
Sun, Mar 29th				@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Mon, Apr 13th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Thu, May 7th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Sat, May 23rd				@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344
Mon, May 25th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Thu, Jun 4th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sun, Jun 14th				vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Thu, Jul 30th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41
Thu, Sep 24th				vs HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Jacob Lopez (2026)

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