Who Should I Trade?

Kolby Allard for Troy Melton (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Kolby Allard SP,RP - PHI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 120	‐
VBR	# 252	# 923

Projections

Strikeouts	39	3
Wins	3	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.06	4.57
WHIP	1.29	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 82	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 128	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 119	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 37	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Kolby Allard SP,RP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	12	4

Games Started	12	0

Innings Pitched	74.0	8.2

Wins	7	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	44	16

Earned Runs	13	10

Home Runs Allowed	8	2

Strikeouts	64	9

Walks	23	3

ERA	1.58	10.38

WHIP	0.91	2.19

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Kolby Allard SP,RP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	7

Games Started	8	0

Innings Pitched	44.5	3.9

Wins	3	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	41	4

Earned Runs	20	2

Home Runs Allowed	6	1

Strikeouts	39	3

Walks	15	1

ERA	4.06	4.57

WHIP	1.29	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Kolby Allard SP,RP - PHI
News
	Tigers right-hander Troy Melton pitched seven scoreless innings while allowing just three hits and two walks in a win over the Mariners on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Aug 5th	Kolby Allard signed a minor-league contract with the Phillies on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jun 18th
	Troy Melton allowed three hits and two walks while striking out five over seven scoreless innings in Tuesday's win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th	The Guardians re-signed Kolby Allard on a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
	Tigers right-hander Troy Melton pitched five innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits and four walks and didn't factor into the decision in an eventual 4-3 win over the Royals on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	The Guardians re-signed LHP Kolby Allard to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Troy Melton allowed one earned run on four hits and four walks while striking out nine over 5 2/3 innings in Friday's win over the Angels. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	Kolby Allard has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Tigers right-hander Troy Melton allowed just one unearned run on four hits and one walk across 5 1/3 innings, earning the win over the Athletics on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th	Kolby Allard has been designated for assignment by the Guardians. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET			Kolby Allard SP,RP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#76	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#378	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#67
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#90	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#366
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#228	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#286
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#435
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#187
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#90
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#228
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#225
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#249	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#182
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#188	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#38
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#149	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#83
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#182
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#187
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#82	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#155	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#201
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251
Thu, May 7th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#154	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#435
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#155
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#145	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Sat, May 23rd				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Mon, May 25th				@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#162
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#378
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#214	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#179	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#378
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#300
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#214
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#344
Mon, Jun 8th				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#296
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#405	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#71
Sun, Jun 14th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#259	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#226
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#264
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Thu, Jun 18th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (3-5)	#74
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-2)	#136	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80	vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#102	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#366
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#292
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#143	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#276	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#156
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#259	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#64	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#267	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#82	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#307
Mon, Jul 6th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#173	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#127	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (3-5)	#74
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#245	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#309
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#425	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#307	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#64
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#264
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#113	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#226
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#95	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#81	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#200
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#75	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#292
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#288
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#93
Mon, Aug 10th				@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-2)	#163
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			@ MIN
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			@ MIN
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			vs STL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			vs STL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			vs STL
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB			@ SEA
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			@ SEA
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			@ SEA
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 10th				vs HOU
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ ATL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ ATL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ WSH
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th				vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs TB
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#154
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#290
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#127
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#49
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#214
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-0)	#434
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Kolby Allard for Troy Melton (2026)

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