Who Should I Trade?

Keegan Akin for Max Scherzer (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 298	# 299
VBR	‐	# 506

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	38
Wins	‐	2
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	5.03
WHIP	‐	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 289	# 216

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 296	# 442

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	24	6

Games Started	2	6

Innings Pitched	25.1	22.0

Wins	0	1

Losses	1	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	28	27

Earned Runs	16	25

Home Runs Allowed	3	9

Strikeouts	17	14

Walks	9	11

ERA	5.68	10.23

WHIP	1.46	1.73

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	12

Games Started	‐	8

Innings Pitched	‐	42.3

Wins	‐	2

Losses	‐	3

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	42

Earned Runs	‐	24

Home Runs Allowed	‐	9

Strikeouts	‐	38

Walks	‐	13

ERA	‐	5.03

WHIP	‐	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
News
	Orioles manager Craig Albernaz told reporters that Keegan Akin underwent Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Max Scherzer (thumb) is set to make a rehab start at Triple-A on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jul 20th
	Orioles left-hander Keegan Akin has undergone left elbow reconstruction surgery. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 15th	Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Max Scherzer got three cortisone shots in his thumb. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	The Orioles transferred RHP Keegan Akin to the 60-day injured list with elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 13th	Max Scherzer is scheduled to make his next rehab start on Wednesday for Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	Orioles left-hander Keegan Akin (elbow) is scheduled to be evaluated by elbow specialist Dr. Keith Meister the week of July 13. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th	Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Max Scherzer will make at least two more rehab starts in Triple-A. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Keegan Akin is "looking at all his options." Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	Max Scherzer threw 49 pitches in a rehab start on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL			Max Scherzer SP - TOR
Thu, Mar 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Sun, Mar 29th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#383
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#134	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44
Sun, Apr 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#78
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#156	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365
Sat, Apr 11th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sun, Apr 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#193	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Mon, Apr 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208
Tue, Apr 14th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Wed, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208
Mon, Apr 20th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Tue, Apr 21st	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#126	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Fri, Apr 24th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Sat, Apr 25th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Sun, Apr 26th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Tue, Apr 28th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#240	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Thu, Apr 30th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#196	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Fri, May 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365
Sat, May 2nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114
Sun, May 3rd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Mon, May 4th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Tue, May 5th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Wed, May 6th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Thu, May 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60
Fri, May 8th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#229	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Sat, May 9th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Mon, May 11th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Tue, May 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Wed, May 13th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Fri, May 15th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Sun, May 17th	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#387	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Mon, May 18th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Tue, May 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Wed, May 20th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Fri, May 22nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Sun, May 24th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Mon, May 25th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106
Tue, May 26th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Wed, May 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Thu, May 28th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#207
Fri, May 29th	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#256	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69
Sat, May 30th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Sun, May 31st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#100	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151
Thu, Jun 4th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#153	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Mon, Jun 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 9th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Thu, Jun 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#172	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#267	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#190	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Tue, Jun 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133
Thu, Jun 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Fri, Jun 19th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#103
Sat, Jun 20th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Sun, Jun 21st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#176	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Wed, Jun 24th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Fri, Jun 26th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#150	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Sat, Jun 27th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#318
Sun, Jun 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#81
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#147	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#84
Fri, Jul 10th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#295	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#164
Sat, Jul 11th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#190
Sun, Jul 12th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Fri, Jul 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Sat, Jul 18th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Sun, Jul 19th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Mon, Jul 20th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#148
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#91	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Mon, Jul 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#334
Tue, Jul 28th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66
Wed, Jul 29th	@ DET			@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PHI			vs STL
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PHI			vs STL
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PHI			vs STL
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAA			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAA			@ HOU
Thu, Aug 6th	vs LAA			@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Fri, Aug 7th	@ TEX			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 8th	@ TEX			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 9th	@ TEX			@ PHI
Mon, Aug 10th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TB			vs NYY
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TB			vs NYY
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TB			vs NYY
Mon, Aug 17th	@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	vs NYY			@ TB
Wed, Aug 19th	vs NYY			@ TB
Thu, Aug 20th	vs NYY			@ TB
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TB			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TB			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TB			@ NYY
Tue, Aug 25th	@ STL			vs KC
Wed, Aug 26th	@ STL			vs KC
Thu, Aug 27th	@ STL			vs KC
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATH			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATH			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATH			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 31st	@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ COL			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ COL			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs BOS			@ CLE
Fri, Sep 4th	vs BOS			@ KC
Sat, Sep 5th	vs BOS			@ KC
Sun, Sep 6th	vs BOS			@ KC
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CLE			@ ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CLE			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CLE			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ NYM			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ NYM			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ NYM			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIL			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIL			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIL			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st	vs TOR			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TOR			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TOR			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ NYY			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ NYY			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ NYY			vs CIN
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Wed, Apr 29th				vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#116
Sat, May 23rd				vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Thu, Jun 25th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57
Tue, Jul 21st				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Keegan Akin for Max Scherzer (2026)

ExpertRecommendation

Expert
Recommendation