Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Sean Burke (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Jack Flaherty SP - DET
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 78	# 153
VBR	# 298	# 367

Projections

Strikeouts	25	15
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.24	4.18
WHIP	1.36	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 100	# 175

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 44	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 112	# 195

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 102	# 149

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 60	# 135

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Jack Flaherty SP - DET
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	19

Games Started	24	19

Innings Pitched	154.2	86.1

Wins	8	3

Losses	6	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	123	80

Earned Runs	55	44

Home Runs Allowed	18	11

Strikeouts	167	102

Walks	54	42

ERA	3.20	4.59

WHIP	1.14	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Jack Flaherty SP - DET
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	3

Games Started	5	2

Innings Pitched	24.7	13.4

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	22	12

Earned Runs	12	6

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	25	15

Walks	10	5

ERA	4.24	4.18

WHIP	1.36	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Jack Flaherty SP - DET
News
	Sean Burke allowed one hit and four walks while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s 5-2 win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Wed, Sep 2nd	Jack Flaherty is expected to be cleared to face live hitters soon. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Sean Burke allowed two earned runs on two hits and eight walks while striking out three over three innings in Wednesday’s win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	Jack Flaherty is increasing intensity and distance in throwing progression. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Sean Burke allowed four earned runs on seven hits while striking out four over six innings in Friday's win over the Mets. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	Jack Flaherty is "increasing intensity, volume and distance" in his throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	Sean Burke allowed four earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two over 4 1/3 innings in Sunday's loss to the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Jack Flaherty resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Sean Burke allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out eight over seven innings in Tuesday’s 5-4 loss to the Reds. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th	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
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS			Jack Flaherty SP - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#179
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#111	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#192	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#132
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#137
Mon, Apr 20th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#208
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#399	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#178
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#111
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#314	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#222
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#192
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Mon, Jun 15th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#40	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#222
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#40
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Thu, Jun 25th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#251
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#81	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#135	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#409
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#143	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#182	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#74	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#265
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#143	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#169
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#85	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Mon, Sep 7th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#420
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs PIT
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC

Who Should I Trade?

Jack Flaherty for Sean Burke (2026)

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