Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Max Scherzer (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 153	# 319
VBR	# 396	# 543

Projections

Strikeouts	19	21
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.16	4.88
WHIP	1.36	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 175	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 195	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 149	# 249

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	# 442

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	12

Games Started	19	12

Innings Pitched	86.1	50.0

Wins	3	1

Losses	8	7

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	80	52

Earned Runs	44	39

Home Runs Allowed	11	12

Strikeouts	102	36

Walks	42	25

ERA	4.59	7.02

WHIP	1.41	1.54

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	4

Games Started	3	4

Innings Pitched	17.1	23.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	16	23

Earned Runs	8	13

Home Runs Allowed	2	4

Strikeouts	19	21

Walks	7	8

ERA	4.16	4.88

WHIP	1.36	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
News
	Jack Flaherty is increasing intensity and distance in throwing progression. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Max Scherzer allowed seven earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out one over four innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Rays. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	Jack Flaherty is "increasing intensity, volume and distance" in his throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Max Scherzer allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Thursday's loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 14th
	Jack Flaherty resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Max Scherzer allowed two earned runs on five hits and no walks while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Phillies. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	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	Max Scherzer allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 3rd
	Jack Flaherty has been placed on the 15-day injured list with right flexor inflammation. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st	Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer allowed one earned runs on four hits and three walks across 2 2/3 innings while taking a no-decision against the Nationals on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET			Max Scherzer SP - TOR
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#201	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#112	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#208
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#428	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#383
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs DET
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs CIN
Sun, Mar 29th				vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, May 23rd				vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Mon, May 25th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jun 14th				vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46

Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Max Scherzer (2026)

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