Who Should I Trade?

JP Sears for Kodai Senga (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM	JP Sears SP - SD
Expert Recommendation	80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts	20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 137	‐
VBR	# 328	# 839

Projections

Strikeouts	19	4
Wins	1	0
Saves	2	0
ERA	4.02	4.44
WHIP	1.39	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 187	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 72	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 173	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 126	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 443	# 133

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM	JP Sears SP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	8

Games Started	8	6

Innings Pitched	52.0	32.2

Wins	0	3

Losses	9	4

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	52	33

Earned Runs	45	17

Home Runs Allowed	13	6

Strikeouts	62	25

Walks	36	11

ERA	7.79	4.68

WHIP	1.69	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM	JP Sears SP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	6

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	17.8	4.7

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	15	5

Earned Runs	8	2

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	19	4

Walks	8	1

ERA	4.02	4.44

WHIP	1.39	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM	JP Sears SP - SD
News
	Kodai Senga allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres, recording his fourth consecutive save. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	The Padres optioned LHP JP Sears to Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Kodai Senga allowed no hits or walks while striking out two in the ninth inning of Sunday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals, recording his third save of August. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th	JP Sears allowed three runs on seven hits over 3 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Thursday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Kodai Senga allowed one hit and hit a batter while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning during Friday’s 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals, picking up his second save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th	JP Sears allowed one hit over 3 1/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a win on Saturday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Kodai Senga allowed three earned runs on two hits and two walks while striking out four across four innings in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Miami Marlins. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 1st	JP Sears may not make his scheduled start on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Kodai Senga is starting on Friday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	JP Sears allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits over five innings with three strikeouts in a loss on Monday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM			JP Sears SP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th				@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Apr 25th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#168
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#258	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 28th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10

Who Should I Trade?

JP Sears for Kodai Senga (2026)

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