Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Mitchell Parker (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 139	# 386
VBR	# 281	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	57	‐
Wins	3	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.29	‐
WHIP	1.36	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 171	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 195	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 66	# 393

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	# 456

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Mitchell Parker SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	22

Games Started	19	0

Innings Pitched	86.1	39.2

Wins	3	3

Losses	8	3

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	5

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	80	45

Earned Runs	44	29

Home Runs Allowed	11	9

Strikeouts	102	34

Walks	42	13

ERA	4.59	6.58

WHIP	1.41	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Mitchell Parker SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	‐

Games Started	10	‐

Innings Pitched	51.4	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	47	‐

Earned Runs	24	‐

Home Runs Allowed	8	‐

Strikeouts	57	‐

Walks	20	‐

ERA	4.29	‐

WHIP	1.36	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET	Mitchell Parker SP,RP - WSH
News
	Jack Flaherty has been placed on the 15-day injured list with right flexor inflammation. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st	Nationals manager Blake Butera said Mitchell Parker will most likely need Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty allowed three earned runs across four innings in a no-decision against the Cubs on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 21st	The Nationals placed LHP Mitchell Parker on the 15-Day Injured List with elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th
	Jack Flaherty allowed two earned runs on two hits and three walks while striking out six over six innings in Friday's win over the Phillies. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	Mitchell Parker allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out five over three innings in Tuesday's win over the Guardians. Jesse Garcia Wed, May 27th
	Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings while earning the win in a 3-0 victory over the Rangers on Saturday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jul 5th	Mikolas has lasted a combined 7.1 innings over his last two starts, and Parker was recalled Tuesday to provide bullpen length behind him. Parker has a 16:3 K:BB across 13.1 innings in three Triple-A starts this season, though his ERA sits at 6.08. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 14th
	Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty pitched five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in a no-decision on Sunday against the Astros. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	Mitchell Parker has been optioned to Triple-A Rochester's roster. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Mar 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jack Flaherty SP - DET			Mitchell Parker SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#90	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#69	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#236
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#84	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#73
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#88	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#84
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#125
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#183	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#209	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-0)	#126
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#302
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-3)	#153
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#250
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#298	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-3)	#153
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#98
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#302	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#76
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#86	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#49
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#164	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#88
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#97	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#162	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#251
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#157
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#76
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#99
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#223	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#349
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#85	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#205	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#191
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#343	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#112
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#232	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#320
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#23	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#223	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (0-2)	#143	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#72
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#25	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#180
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#79	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#232	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#23	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#325	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#86	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#179
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#99	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#171	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#76	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#227
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#430
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#366	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#193
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#273
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#137
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#87	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#78
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#106	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA			@ PHI
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA			@ PHI
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA			@ PHI
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF			vs CIN
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE			vs CHC
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE			vs CHC
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE			vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB			vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			vs COL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs PHI
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Thu, May 7th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#348
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Mon, May 25th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sun, Jun 14th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Mitchell Parker (2026)

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