Who Should I Trade?
Lance McCullers Jr. for Merrill Kelly (2024)
See if your team wins or loses with this trade View Trade Analyzer
Experts' Pick | ||
| Merrill Kelly SP - ARI  | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 8 of 8 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 8 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 50 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 121 | # 398 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 148 | 53 |
| Wins | 10 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.99 | 3.85 |
| WHIP | 1.30 | 1.37 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | DTD | IL60 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 64 | ‐ |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 51 | ‐ |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 58 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 51 | ‐ |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 39 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 57 | # 293 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 45 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 54 | ‐ |
| Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| 2024 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 4 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 4 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 24.2 | ‐ |
| Wins | 2 | ‐ |
| Losses | 0 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 17 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 6 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 21 | ‐ |
| Walks | 6 | ‐ |
| ERA | 2.19 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 0.93 | ‐ |
| Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| 2024 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 24 |
| Games Started | 27 | 7 |
| Innings Pitched | 154.3 | 52.9 |
| Wins | 10 | 3 |
| Losses | 8 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 143 | 48 |
| Earned Runs | 68 | 23 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 20 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 148 | 53 |
| Walks | 52 | 22 |
| ERA | 3.99 | 3.85 |
| WHIP | 1.30 | 1.37 |
| Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Merrill Kelly (shoulder) is returning to Phoenix to be evaluated after being scratched from his start Sunday. Jesse Garcia Sun, Apr 21st | Lance McCullers Jr. played catch on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 15th | |
| Merrill Kelly allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks while striking out five over five innings in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Cubs. Matthew Adam Tue, Apr 16th | Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers (forearm) is on track to return in the season's second half in 2024. Brenton Kemp Tue, Feb 13th | |
| Merrill Kelly allowed two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out four across six innings in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Rockies. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 10th | Lance McCullers Jr. told reporters that he is targeting a return to the Astros starting rotation in July. Ari Koslow Sat, Jan 20th | |
| Despite a commendable effort from Merrill Kelly against the New York Yankees, the Arizona Diamondbacks couldn't clinch the win, falling short in a 6-5 loss. Jesse Garcia Wed, Apr 3rd | ||
| Merrill Kelly turned in a sterling performance on Friday, guiding the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies with a line that fantasy managers dream of. Chris Schommer Sat, Mar 30th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 28th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (0-3) | #412 | vs NYY | Nestor Cortes Jr. (1-1) | #37 |
| Fri, Mar 29th | vs COL | Cal Quantrill (0-2) | #414 | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-1) | #22 |
| Sat, Mar 30th | vs COL | Austin Gomber (0-1) | #411 | vs NYY | Marcus Stroman (1-1) | #50 |
| Sun, Mar 31st | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (1-2) | #298 | vs NYY | Clarke Schmidt (1-0) | #66 |
| Mon, Apr 1st | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-1) | #119 | vs TOR | Bowden Francis | |
| Tue, Apr 2nd | vs NYY | Nestor Cortes Jr. (1-1) | #37 | vs TOR | Jose Berrios (4-0) | #36 |
| Wed, Apr 3rd | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-1) | #22 | vs TOR | Chris Bassitt (2-3) | #26 |
| Fri, Apr 5th | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (0-0) | @ TEX | Cody Bradford (3-0) | #141 | |
| Sat, Apr 6th | @ ATL | Max Fried (1-0) | #15 | @ TEX | Jon Gray (0-1) | #70 |
| Sun, Apr 7th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (2-1) | #20 | @ TEX | Dane Dunning (2-1) | #145 |
| Mon, Apr 8th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (0-3) | #412 | @ TEX | Andrew Heaney (0-2) | #133 |
| Tue, Apr 9th | @ COL | Cal Quantrill (0-2) | #414 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (0-2) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 10th | @ COL | Austin Gomber (0-1) | #411 | @ KC | Seth Lugo (3-1) | #116 |
| Thu, Apr 11th | @ KC | Brady Singer (2-0) | #103 | |||
| Fri, Apr 12th | vs STL | Steven Matz (1-1) | #77 | vs TEX | Dane Dunning (2-1) | #145 |
| Sat, Apr 13th | vs STL | Kyle Gibson (1-2) | #129 | vs TEX | Andrew Heaney (0-2) | #133 |
| Sun, Apr 14th | vs STL | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #87 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (1-2) | #39 |
| Mon, Apr 15th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (0-0) | #155 | vs ATL | Darius Vines (0-1) | #179 |
| Tue, Apr 16th | vs CHC | Kyle Hendricks (0-3) | #176 | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-0) | #57 |
| Wed, Apr 17th | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-2) | #109 | vs ATL | Max Fried (1-0) | #15 |
| Fri, Apr 19th | @ SF | Blake Snell (0-3) | #21 | @ WSH | MacKenzie Gore (2-1) | #49 |
| Sat, Apr 20th | @ SF | Kyle Harrison (2-1) | #97 | @ WSH | Trevor Williams (2-0) | #325 |
| Sun, Apr 21st | @ SF | Jordan Hicks (2-0) | #86 | @ WSH | Mitchell Parker (2-0) | #334 |
| Tue, Apr 23rd | @ STL | Steven Matz (1-1) | #77 | @ CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-2) | #109 |
| Wed, Apr 24th | @ STL | Kyle Gibson (1-2) | #129 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (1-0) | #96 |
| Thu, Apr 25th | @ CHC | Javier Assad (2-0) | #162 | |||
| Sat, Apr 27th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (2-2) | #198 | @ COL | Cal Quantrill (0-2) | #414 |
| Sun, Apr 28th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (1-0) | #14 | @ COL | Austin Gomber (0-1) | #411 |
| Tue, Apr 30th | vs LAD | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, May 1st | vs LAD | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, May 2nd | vs CLE | |||||
| Fri, May 3rd | vs SD | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, May 4th | vs SD | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, May 5th | vs SD | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, May 7th | @ CIN | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, May 8th | @ CIN | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, May 9th | @ CIN | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, May 10th | @ BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, May 11th | @ BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, May 12th | @ BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Mon, May 13th | vs CIN | vs OAK | ||||
| Tue, May 14th | vs CIN | vs OAK | ||||
| Wed, May 15th | vs CIN | vs OAK | ||||
| Thu, May 16th | vs OAK | |||||
| Fri, May 17th | vs DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, May 18th | vs DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, May 19th | vs DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, May 20th | @ LAD | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, May 21st | @ LAD | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, May 22nd | @ LAD | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, May 24th | vs MIA | @ OAK | ||||
| Sat, May 25th | vs MIA | @ OAK | ||||
| Sun, May 26th | vs MIA | @ OAK | ||||
| Mon, May 27th | @ SEA | |||||
| Tue, May 28th | @ TEX | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, May 29th | @ TEX | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, May 30th | @ NYM | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, May 31st | @ NYM | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 1st | @ NYM | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 2nd | @ NYM | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 3rd | vs SF | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 4th | vs SF | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 5th | vs SF | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 7th | @ SD | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 8th | @ SD | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 9th | @ SD | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 10th | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Jun 11th | vs LAA | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Jun 12th | vs LAA | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Jun 14th | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Jun 15th | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jun 16th | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jun 18th | @ WSH | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jun 19th | @ WSH | @ CWS | ||||
| Thu, Jun 20th | @ WSH | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jun 21st | @ PHI | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 22nd | @ PHI | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 23rd | @ PHI | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 25th | vs MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 26th | vs MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 28th | vs OAK | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Jun 29th | vs OAK | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jun 30th | vs OAK | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Jul 1st | @ TOR | |||||
| Tue, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 3rd | @ LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jul 4th | @ LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jul 5th | @ SD | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 6th | @ SD | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 7th | @ SD | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jul 9th | vs ATL | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 10th | vs ATL | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 11th | vs ATL | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 12th | vs TOR | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jul 13th | vs TOR | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jul 14th | vs TOR | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 19th | @ CHC | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 20th | @ CHC | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 21st | @ CHC | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 22nd | @ KC | @ OAK | ||||
| Tue, Jul 23rd | @ KC | @ OAK | ||||
| Wed, Jul 24th | @ KC | @ OAK | ||||
| Fri, Jul 26th | vs PIT | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 27th | vs PIT | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 28th | vs PIT | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 29th | vs WSH | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Jul 30th | vs WSH | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jul 31st | vs WSH | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Aug 2nd | @ PIT | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Aug 3rd | @ PIT | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Aug 4th | @ PIT | vs TB | ||||
| Mon, Aug 5th | @ CLE | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Aug 6th | @ CLE | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 7th | @ CLE | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Aug 9th | vs PHI | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 10th | vs PHI | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 11th | vs PHI | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 12th | vs COL | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Aug 13th | vs COL | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Aug 14th | vs COL | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Aug 16th | @ TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 17th | @ TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 18th | @ TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 19th | @ MIA | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 20th | @ MIA | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 21st | @ MIA | vs BOS | ||||
| Thu, Aug 22nd | @ BAL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 23rd | @ BOS | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 24th | @ BOS | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 25th | @ BOS | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 26th | @ PHI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 27th | vs NYM | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 28th | vs NYM | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 29th | vs NYM | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 30th | vs LAD | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 31st | vs LAD | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 1st | vs LAD | vs KC | ||||
| Mon, Sep 2nd | vs LAD | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 4th | @ SF | @ CIN | ||||
| Thu, Sep 5th | @ SF | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 6th | @ HOU | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 7th | @ HOU | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 8th | @ HOU | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 10th | vs TEX | vs OAK | ||||
| Wed, Sep 11th | vs TEX | vs OAK | ||||
| Thu, Sep 12th | vs OAK | |||||
| Fri, Sep 13th | vs MIL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 14th | vs MIL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 15th | vs MIL | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 16th | @ COL | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 17th | @ COL | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 18th | @ COL | @ SD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 19th | @ MIL | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 20th | @ MIL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 21st | @ MIL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 22nd | @ MIL | vs LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 23rd | vs SF | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 24th | vs SF | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 25th | vs SF | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 27th | vs SD | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 28th | vs SD | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 29th | vs SD | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Apr 18th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-1) | #7 | |||
| Mon, Apr 22nd | @ STL | Lance Lynn (1-0) | #68 | |||
| Fri, Apr 26th | @ SEA | George Kirby (2-2) | #6 | |||
| Mon, Apr 29th | vs LAD | |||||
| Thu, Jun 6th | @ SD | |||||
| Thu, Jun 13th | vs LAA | |||||
| Thu, Jun 27th | vs MIN | |||||
| Mon, Jul 8th | vs ATL | |||||
| Thu, Aug 8th | vs PHI | |||||
| Tue, Sep 3rd | @ SF | |||||
