Who Should I Trade?

Jonathan Cannon for Nick Mears (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Mears RP - KC	Jonathan Cannon SP,RP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 386	‐
VBR	# 730	# 1068

Projections

Strikeouts	2	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.69	4.86
WHIP	1.38	1.48

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 391	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 429	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Mears RP - KC	Jonathan Cannon SP,RP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	19.1	3.0

Wins	2	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	5	0

Hits Allowed	18	4

Earned Runs	11	3

Home Runs Allowed	2	0

Strikeouts	15	4

Walks	11	5

ERA	5.12	9.00

WHIP	1.50	3.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Mears RP - KC	Jonathan Cannon SP,RP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	8

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	2.6	9.0

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	3	9

Earned Runs	1	5

Home Runs Allowed	0	2

Strikeouts	2	7

Walks	1	3

ERA	3.69	4.86

WHIP	1.38	1.48

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Mears RP - KC	Jonathan Cannon SP,RP - CWS
News
	Nick Mears will undergo season-ending surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	The White Sox optioned RHP Jonathan Cannon to Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Nick Mears suffered another setback in his recovery. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Jonathan Cannon was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 25th
	Nick Mears is scheduled to begin a mound progression next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	The White Sox activated RHP Jonathan Cannon from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th
	Nick Mears resumed throwing on Monday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Jonathan Cannon is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Apr 26th
	The Kansas City Royals transferred Nick Mears to the 60-day injured list. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 15th	The White Sox placed Jonathan Cannon on the injured list with right hip inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Mears RP - KC			Jonathan Cannon SP,RP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#230
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#31	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#191
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#392
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#230
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#320	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#335
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#87
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#133
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145
Mon, Jul 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#431	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#430	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#183
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#425	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#87	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Mon, Aug 31st				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#82
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs COL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#167
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125

Who Should I Trade?

Jonathan Cannon for Nick Mears (2026)

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