Who Should I Trade?

Justin Lawrence for Nick Martinez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Martinez SP,RP - TB	Justin Lawrence RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 70	‐
VBR	# 353	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	18	3
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.46	3.91
WHIP	1.31	1.52

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 71	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 66	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 79	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 107	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 50	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Martinez SP,RP - TB	Justin Lawrence RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	37

Games Started	26	0

Innings Pitched	153.2	34.1

Wins	13	0

Losses	4	3

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	147	39

Earned Runs	51	28

Home Runs Allowed	18	9

Strikeouts	91	43

Walks	22	28

ERA	2.99	7.34

WHIP	1.10	1.95

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Martinez SP,RP - TB	Justin Lawrence RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	14

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	26.4	2.3

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	27	2

Earned Runs	13	1

Home Runs Allowed	4	0

Strikeouts	18	3

Walks	6	2

ERA	4.46	3.91

WHIP	1.31	1.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Martinez SP,RP - TB	Justin Lawrence RP - WSH
News
	Nick Martinez allowed three runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out four across six innings in Saturday's 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	The Nationals sent Justin Lawrence outright to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Nick Martinez allowed six runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out five across 3.2 innings in Tuesday's 10-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 18th	The Nationals designated Justin Lawrence for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Nick Martinez tossed a complete game in Tuesday’s 12-4 win over the Athletics, allowing four runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out five. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 12th	Justin Lawrence allowed a hit and a walk but no runs to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Orioles. Jesse Garcia Sun, Jun 28th
	Nick Martinez allowed six hits and no walks while striking out four across 5.2 scoreless innings in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Colorado Rockies. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th	Justin Lawrence joins the Nationals bullpen on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
	Nick Martinez allowed six runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out two across six innings in Friday's 6-1 loss against the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 1st	The Nationals have claimed RHP Justin Lawrence off waivers from the Twins. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Martinez SP,RP - TB			Justin Lawrence RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#67
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#94
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, May 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#335
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#320	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#353
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#199
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Mon, Jun 29th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#250	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386
Mon, Jul 27th				vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#236	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#428
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#424	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#423
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#121
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#121	@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#86
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#139
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY

Who Should I Trade?

Justin Lawrence for Nick Martinez (2026)

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