Who Should I Trade?

Keegan Akin for Nathan Eovaldi (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 30	# 298
VBR	# 106	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	55	‐
Wins	4	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.70	‐
WHIP	1.18	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 24	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 40	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 73	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 45	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 21	# 293

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 25	# 296

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	24

Games Started	21	2

Innings Pitched	127.1	25.1

Wins	10	0

Losses	9	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	124	28

Earned Runs	61	16

Home Runs Allowed	24	3

Strikeouts	135	17

Walks	30	9

ERA	4.31	5.68

WHIP	1.21	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	‐

Games Started	9	‐

Innings Pitched	55.8	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	50	‐

Earned Runs	23	‐

Home Runs Allowed	7	‐

Strikeouts	55	‐

Walks	14	‐

ERA	3.70	‐

WHIP	1.18	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
News
	Nathan Eovaldi allowed six earned runs on 10 hits and one walk while striking out five over five innings in Friday's loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 1st	Orioles manager Craig Albernaz told reporters that Keegan Akin underwent Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Nathan Eovaldi allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out eight over seven innings in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Mariners. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th	Orioles left-hander Keegan Akin has undergone left elbow reconstruction surgery. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 15th
	Nathan Eovaldi allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two over four innings in Sunday's loss to the Braves. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	The Orioles transferred RHP Keegan Akin to the 60-day injured list with elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 13th
	Nathan Eovaldi is feeling under the weather coming out of the All-Star break, but he could start Sunday against the Braves. Diego Sandoval Fri, Jul 17th	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
	Nathan Eovaldi earned the win Thursday against the Tigers after allowing three runs on six hits and one walk over five innings. He struck out nine and generated 18 swinging strikes. Eovaldi opened with four scoreless frames before surrendering two home runs in the fifth. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd	Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Keegan Akin is "looking at all his options." Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX			Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#46
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#181
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#65	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Mon, Apr 20th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#110
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#237
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261
Thu, Apr 30th				vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#132	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Mon, May 4th				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#328	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#215	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#93	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#363
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#371	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#126	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#399	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#272
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#74
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Thu, Jun 4th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#111
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#183
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 17th				@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#244	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#221
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#197
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#17	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#175	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#228	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#17
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#212
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#275	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#17	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#127	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#179	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#126
Thu, Aug 6th				vs LAA
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#126	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#126	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#116
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA			@ MIN
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH			@ TB
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH			@ TB
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH			@ TB
Mon, Aug 17th				@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH			vs NYY
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH			vs NYY
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH			vs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA			vs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA			vs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA			vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS			@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS			@ STL
Thu, Aug 27th				@ STL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL			@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH			@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH			@ COL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH			@ COL
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th				@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ NYY
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#328
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#403
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM

Who Should I Trade?

Keegan Akin for Nathan Eovaldi (2026)

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