Who Should I Trade?

Louis Varland for Tim Herrin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Louis Varland RP - TOR	Tim Herrin RP - CLE
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 26	# 368
VBR	# 214	# 587

Projections

Strikeouts	11	9
Wins	1	1
Saves	5	0
ERA	3.37	4.21
WHIP	1.22	1.48

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 19	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 25	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 36	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 30	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 29	# 353

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 98	# 431

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Louis Varland RP - TOR	Tim Herrin RP - CLE
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	57

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	67.2	47.2

Wins	5	2

Losses	4	4

Saves	30	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	5	15

Hits Allowed	50	34

Earned Runs	10	17

Home Runs Allowed	2	5

Strikeouts	83	43

Walks	18	24

ERA	1.33	3.21

WHIP	1.00	1.22

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Louis Varland RP - TOR	Tim Herrin RP - CLE
2026 Projections


Games Played	13	11

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.5	9.5

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	5	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	9	9

Earned Runs	4	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	11	9

Walks	3	5

ERA	3.37	4.21

WHIP	1.22	1.48

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Louis Varland RP - TOR	Tim Herrin RP - CLE
News
	Louis Varland struck out two batters while allowing one hit over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Yankees. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	The Guardians activated LHP Tim Herrin from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Louis Varland struck out three batters in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Yankees. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Tim Herrin is scheduled to make a rehab outing with Double-A Akron on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st
	Blue Jays closer Louis Varland allowed one hit and one walk with two strikeouts while earning the save in a 3-2 win over the Nationals on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 28th	The Guardians placed Tim Herrin on the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Blue Jays right-hander Louis Varland pitched a cleaning ninth inning with two strikeouts while earning the save in a 3-1 win over the Rays on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	Tim Herrin underwent X-rays that came back negative for any fractures. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 8th
	Louis Varland struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Saturday's 1-0 win over the White Sox. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Louis Varland RP - TOR			Tim Herrin RP - CLE
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#323
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#140
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#305
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#192
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	vs DET
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			vs ATH
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			@ KC
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Thu, May 7th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Jun 21st				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Thu, Jul 9th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, Aug 24th				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Thu, Sep 24th				@ BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Louis Varland for Tim Herrin (2026)

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