Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Jonah Tong (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Jonah Tong SP - NYM
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 153	‐
VBR	# 389	# 758

Projections

Strikeouts	22	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.19	4.26
WHIP	1.36	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 175	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 195	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 149	# 289

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Jonah Tong SP - NYM
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	3

Games Started	19	0

Innings Pitched	86.1	10.0

Wins	3	1

Losses	8	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	80	8

Earned Runs	44	4

Home Runs Allowed	11	1

Strikeouts	102	7

Walks	42	7

ERA	4.59	3.60

WHIP	1.41	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Jonah Tong SP - NYM
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	5

Games Started	4	1

Innings Pitched	20.1	5.8

Wins	1	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	18	5

Earned Runs	9	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	22	6

Walks	8	3

ERA	4.19	4.26

WHIP	1.36	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Jonah Tong SP - NYM
News
	Jack Flaherty is increasing intensity and distance in throwing progression. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Mets are optioning Jonah Tong to Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 3rd
	Jack Flaherty is "increasing intensity, volume and distance" in his throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Senga (back) could return from the injured list as soon as next week, leaving Tong without a guaranteed major-league spot. The Mets could shift him to the bullpen for a longer look against big-league hitters. Across three bulk-relief assignments this season, Tong has a 3.60 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and 7:7 K:BB over 10 innings, with walks limiting his ability to work deep into games. Bruno Mulé Wed, Jun 3rd
	Jack Flaherty resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Senga (back) is expected to return to the Mets' rotation soon, which could push Tong back to Triple-A, where he struggled earlier this season. Tong entered Wednesday as a bulk reliever behind opener Huascar Brazoban, who threw one inning, in his second such appearance of the year. Bruno Mulé Thu, May 28th
	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	Jonah Tong will make a bulk relief appearance on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	Jack Flaherty has been placed on the 15-day injured list with right flexor inflammation. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st	Jonah Tong is expected to pitch again on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET			Jonah Tong SP - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#189	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#121
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#270	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#258
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#430	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ TB
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs SF
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			vs SF
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			@ MIA
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ MIA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs PHI
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ WSH
Sun, Mar 29th				vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, Apr 13th				@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Thu, May 7th				@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Sat, May 23rd				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Mon, May 25th				vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jun 14th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Jul 6th				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Thu, Jul 30th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Thu, Aug 27th				vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, Sep 24th				@ TEX

Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Jonah Tong (2026)

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