Who Should I Trade?

Kodai Senga for Max Scherzer (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 137	# 319
VBR	# 328	# 523

Projections

Strikeouts	19	23
Wins	1	1
Saves	2	0
ERA	4.02	4.82
WHIP	1.39	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 187	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 72	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 173	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 126	# 249

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 443	# 442

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	12

Games Started	8	12

Innings Pitched	52.0	50.0

Wins	0	1

Losses	9	7

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	52	52

Earned Runs	45	39

Home Runs Allowed	13	12

Strikeouts	62	36

Walks	36	25

ERA	7.79	7.02

WHIP	1.69	1.54

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	6

Games Started	1	5

Innings Pitched	17.8	25.4

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	2

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	15	25

Earned Runs	8	14

Home Runs Allowed	2	5

Strikeouts	19	23

Walks	8	8

ERA	4.02	4.82

WHIP	1.39	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM	Max Scherzer SP - TOR
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	Max Scherzer allowed seven earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out one over four innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Rays. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	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	Max Scherzer allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Thursday's loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 14th
	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	Max Scherzer allowed two earned runs on five hits and no walks while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Phillies. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	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	Max Scherzer allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 3rd
	Kodai Senga is starting on Friday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer allowed one earned runs on four hits and three walks across 2 2/3 innings while taking a no-decision against the Nationals on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 28th
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			Max Scherzer SP - TOR
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#258	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#312
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			@ KC
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			@ KC
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			@ KC
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			vs DET
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			vs CIN
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, Apr 6th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Thu, Apr 16th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Mon, Apr 20th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Apr 25th				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, May 5th				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 19th				@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Fri, Jul 17th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Tue, Jul 28th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Kodai Senga for Max Scherzer (2026)

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