Who Should I Trade?

Jonah Tong for Jose Franco (2026)

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jonah Tong SP - NYM	Jose Franco SP,RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 861	# 1033

Projections

Strikeouts	7	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.28	4.73
WHIP	1.37	1.51

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 479

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 282	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jonah Tong SP - NYM	Jose Franco SP,RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	3	10

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.0	20.1

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	8	19

Earned Runs	4	10

Home Runs Allowed	1	3

Strikeouts	7	15

Walks	7	16

ERA	3.60	4.43

WHIP	1.50	1.72

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jonah Tong SP - NYM	Jose Franco SP,RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	9

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	7.4	7.6

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	7	8

Earned Runs	3	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	7	7

Walks	3	4

ERA	4.28	4.73

WHIP	1.37	1.51

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jonah Tong SP - NYM	Jose Franco SP,RP - CIN
News
	The Mets are optioning Jonah Tong to Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 3rd	Reds manager Terry Francona said Jose Franco has been shut down from throwing for two weeks. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Senga (back) could return from the injured list as soon as next week, leaving Tong without a guaranteed major-league spot. The Mets could shift him to the bullpen for a longer look against big-league hitters. Across three bulk-relief assignments this season, Tong has a 3.60 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and 7:7 K:BB over 10 innings, with walks limiting his ability to work deep into games. Bruno Mulé Wed, Jun 3rd	Reds right-hander Jose Franco departed Tuesday's game against the Guardians due to right elbow discomfort. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 28th
	Senga (back) is expected to return to the Mets' rotation soon, which could push Tong back to Triple-A, where he struggled earlier this season. Tong entered Wednesday as a bulk reliever behind opener Huascar Brazoban, who threw one inning, in his second such appearance of the year. Bruno Mulé Thu, May 28th	Reds right-hander Jose Franco left Tuesday's game against the Guardians early with a trainer. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 28th
	Jonah Tong will make a bulk relief appearance on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th	Jose Franco will pitch in a bulk relief role in Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Jonah Tong is expected to pitch again on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd	Jose Franco will be the 27th man in Tuesday's doubleheader against the Guardians. 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
	Jonah Tong SP - NYM			Jose Franco SP,RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#237
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#304
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#161	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#104	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#328	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#267
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#320
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#162
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#267	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#198
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#328
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#167	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#183	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#303
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#212	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#161
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#303	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-1)	#342
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47	@ WSH
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL			@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD			vs STL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD			vs STL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD			vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS			@ ARI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS			@ ARI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL			@ SF
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL			@ SF
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB			vs SD
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			vs SD
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			vs SD
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ TOR
Mon, Apr 6th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Mon, Apr 20th				@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#351
Sat, Apr 25th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Tue, May 5th				@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Fri, Jun 19th				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Fri, Jul 17th				@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248
Tue, Jul 28th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SF

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Jonah Tong for Jose Franco (2026)

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