Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for JR Ritchie (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	JR Ritchie SP,RP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 153	# 258
VBR	# 367	# 992

Projections

Strikeouts	15	4
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.18	4.85
WHIP	1.35	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 175	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 195	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 149	# 444

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	# 138

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	JR Ritchie SP,RP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	14

Games Started	19	8

Innings Pitched	86.1	58.0

Wins	3	1

Losses	8	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	80	48

Earned Runs	44	30

Home Runs Allowed	11	9

Strikeouts	102	53

Walks	42	36

ERA	4.59	4.66

WHIP	1.41	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	JR Ritchie SP,RP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	5

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	13.4	4.4

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	12	4

Earned Runs	6	2

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	15	4

Walks	5	2

ERA	4.18	4.85

WHIP	1.35	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	JR Ritchie SP,RP - ATL
News
	Jack Flaherty is expected to be cleared to face live hitters soon. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	The Braves have optioned right-hander JR Ritchie to Triple-A Gwinnett. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd
	Jack Flaherty is increasing intensity and distance in throwing progression. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	JR Ritchie allowed two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four over four innings in Sunday's 4-2 win against the Nationals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 3rd
	Jack Flaherty is "increasing intensity, volume and distance" in his throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	The Braves recall RHP JR Ritchie from Triple-A Gwinnett. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Jack Flaherty resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	JR Ritchie was scratched from his scheduled start with Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	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	The Braves optioned JR Ritchie to Triple-A Gwinnett. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET			JR Ritchie SP,RP - ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#179
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#132	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#137	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#208	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#361
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#358
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#178	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#111	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#132
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#217
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#272
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#222	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#192	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#64
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#222
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#222	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#40	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#183
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#323
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#251	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#323
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#181
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#409	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#265	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#398
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#338
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	vs SF	Anthony Molina
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#169	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#203
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#420	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ HOU
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ MIA
Sun, Mar 29th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254
Mon, Apr 13th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sat, May 23rd				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Thu, Jun 4th				vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#111
Sun, Jun 14th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Thu, Jul 30th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Mon, Aug 10th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CIN

Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for JR Ritchie (2026)

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