Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Mick Abel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Mick Abel SP - MIN
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 153	# 207
VBR	# 367	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	15	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.18	‐
WHIP	1.35	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 175	# 172

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 195	# 151

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	# 305

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 149	# 339

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Mick Abel SP - MIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	4

Games Started	19	3

Innings Pitched	86.1	20.1

Wins	3	1

Losses	8	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	80	22

Earned Runs	44	9

Home Runs Allowed	11	0

Strikeouts	102	23

Walks	42	10

ERA	4.59	3.98

WHIP	1.41	1.57

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Mick Abel SP - MIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	‐

Games Started	2	‐

Innings Pitched	13.4	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	12	‐

Earned Runs	6	‐

Home Runs Allowed	2	‐

Strikeouts	15	‐

Walks	5	‐

ERA	4.18	‐

WHIP	1.35	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Mick Abel SP - MIN
News
	Jack Flaherty is expected to be cleared to face live hitters soon. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Mick Abel began playing catch from 60 feet last week. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Jack Flaherty is increasing intensity and distance in throwing progression. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Twins transferred RHP Mick Abel to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th
	Jack Flaherty is "increasing intensity, volume and distance" in his throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Mick Abel remains without a timetable to return. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Jack Flaherty resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Mick Abel is set to undergo arthroscopic right elbow surgery, and his timetable for return will be determined after the surgery. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jun 24th
	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	Twins manager Derek Shelton said Mick Abel will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
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			Mick Abel SP - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#179	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#196
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#192
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#132	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#137	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#208	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#178	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#217
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#335
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#111	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#317
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#303
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#222	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#303
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#192	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#222	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#312
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#40	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#218
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#251	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#409	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#130
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#265	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#229
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#182
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#169	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#74
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#74
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#420	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ LAA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ LAA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ LAA
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ SF
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs TEX
Sun, Mar 29th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 13th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#137
Mon, Apr 27th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Thu, May 7th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Sat, May 23rd				@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#178
Mon, May 25th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Thu, Jun 4th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Sun, Jun 14th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Thu, Jun 18th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39

Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Mick Abel (2026)

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