Who Should I Trade?

Jovani Moran for Nick Mears (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 260	# 387
VBR	# 611	# 763

Projections

Strikeouts	5	1
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.91	2.42
WHIP	1.40	1.30

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 299	# 395

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 189	# 429

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jovani Moran SP,RP - BOS	Nick Mears RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	47	21

Games Started	3	0

Innings Pitched	62.0	19.1

Wins	2	2

Losses	3	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	5	5

Hits Allowed	39	18

Earned Runs	23	11

Home Runs Allowed	9	2

Strikeouts	68	15

Walks	32	11

ERA	3.34	5.12

WHIP	1.15	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jovani Moran SP,RP - BOS	Nick Mears RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	1

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	4.9	0.7

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	4	1

Earned Runs	2	0

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	5	1

Walks	2	0

ERA	3.91	2.42

WHIP	1.40	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jovani Moran SP,RP - BOS	Nick Mears RP - KC
News
	The Red Sox have activated left-hander Jovani Moran (elbow) from the injured list. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 1st	Nick Mears will undergo season-ending surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Red Sox left-hander Jovani Moran (elbow) is expected to appear in a rehab game on Tuesday before joining the Red Sox on the next road trip. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th	Nick Mears suffered another setback in his recovery. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	The Red Sox sent Jovani Moran on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	Nick Mears is scheduled to begin a mound progression next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Jovani Moran recently received a cortisone injection. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th	Nick Mears resumed throwing on Monday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	The Red Sox placed LHP Jovani Morán on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th	The Kansas City Royals transferred Nick Mears to the 60-day injured list. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 15th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jovani Moran SP,RP - BOS			Nick Mears RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#159	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#191	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#22
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#266	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#174	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#162	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#388
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#41
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#198
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#367	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#151
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#237	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#157
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#305	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#266	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#145	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#169
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#363	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#158	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#177
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#283	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#388
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#375
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#297	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#227
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#177	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#294
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#199
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#198	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#148
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#294	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#266
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#148	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#145
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#220	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#281
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#237	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#169
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#398	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#343	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#165
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#396	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#196
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#318
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#212	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#165
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#348	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#156	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#375	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#217	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#175
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#165	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#366
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#237	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#395	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#400
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#398
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#396
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#323	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#305
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#218	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#156
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#316	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#395
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#140	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#209
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#214	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#147	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#137
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#147
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#145
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#51
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#156	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#347	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#110	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#22
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#130
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#236
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28	@ PIT	Khristian Curtis (1-0)	#360
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Sat, May 9th				vs DET	Burch Smith
Mon, May 25th				vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Sat, Jun 6th				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#145

Who Should I Trade?

Jovani Moran for Nick Mears (2026)

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