Who Should I Trade?

Keegan Akin for Nick Mears (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 309	# 387
VBR	‐	# 914

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	2
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.67
WHIP	‐	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 303	# 395

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 296	# 429

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL	Nick Mears RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	24	21

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	25.1	19.1

Wins	0	2

Losses	1	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	28	18

Earned Runs	16	11

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	17	15

Walks	9	11

ERA	5.68	5.12

WHIP	1.46	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL	Nick Mears RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	2

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	1.6

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	2

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	2

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	4.67

WHIP	‐	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL	Nick Mears RP - KC
News
	Orioles manager Craig Albernaz told reporters that Keegan Akin underwent Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Nick Mears will undergo season-ending surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Orioles left-hander Keegan Akin has undergone left elbow reconstruction surgery. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 15th	Nick Mears suffered another setback in his recovery. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	The Orioles transferred RHP Keegan Akin to the 60-day injured list with elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 13th	Nick Mears is scheduled to begin a mound progression next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	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	Nick Mears resumed throwing on Monday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Keegan Akin is "looking at all his options." Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	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
	Keegan Akin SP,RP - BAL			Nick Mears RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sat, Mar 28th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Sun, Mar 29th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Sun, Apr 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#283	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Fri, Apr 10th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Apr 11th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Sun, Apr 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Mon, Apr 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Tue, Apr 14th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Wed, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Tue, Apr 21st	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#163	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Fri, Apr 24th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sat, Apr 25th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sun, Apr 26th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Tue, Apr 28th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Thu, Apr 30th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Fri, May 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sat, May 2nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sun, May 3rd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Mon, May 4th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, May 5th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Thu, May 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Fri, May 8th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Sat, May 9th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Tue, May 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Wed, May 13th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Fri, May 15th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, May 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, May 17th	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#264	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Mon, May 18th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Tue, May 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Wed, May 20th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Fri, May 22nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sun, May 24th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Mon, May 25th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Tue, May 26th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Wed, May 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Thu, May 28th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#301	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sat, May 30th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, May 31st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Thu, Jun 4th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#170
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Mon, Jun 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Tue, Jun 9th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Wed, Jun 10th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Thu, Jun 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Tue, Jun 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Wed, Jun 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Thu, Jun 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Fri, Jun 19th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sat, Jun 20th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Wed, Jun 24th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Fri, Jun 26th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#362
Sat, Jun 27th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sun, Jun 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Sat, Jul 11th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Sun, Jul 12th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Fri, Jul 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Sat, Jul 18th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Sun, Jul 19th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365
Mon, Jul 20th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Mon, Jul 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Tue, Jul 28th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Wed, Jul 29th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Fri, Aug 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sun, Aug 9th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Mon, Aug 10th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Mon, Aug 17th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Tue, Aug 18th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244
Wed, Aug 19th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Thu, Aug 20th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Wed, Aug 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143
Thu, Aug 27th	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo		@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351
Tue, Sep 1st	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sun, Sep 6th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#67
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Mon, Sep 14th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Tue, Sep 15th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 21st	vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TOR			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TOR			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ NYY			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ NYY			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ NYY			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Wed, Apr 29th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Sat, May 23rd				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Tue, Jul 21st				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Keegan Akin for Nick Mears (2026)

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