Who Should I Trade?

Louis Varland for Zack Kelly (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Louis Varland RP - TOR	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 26	‐
VBR	# 213	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	11	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	5	‐
ERA	3.40	‐
WHIP	1.18	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

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	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 98	# 482

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Louis Varland RP - TOR	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
2026 Stats


Games Played	62	17

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	68.2	16.1

Wins	5	0

Losses	4	2

Saves	31	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	5	3

Hits Allowed	50	14

Earned Runs	10	6

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	84	14

Walks	18	7

ERA	1.31	3.31

WHIP	0.99	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Louis Varland RP - TOR	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	10.3	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	5	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	9	‐

Earned Runs	4	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	11	‐

Walks	3	‐

ERA	3.40	‐

WHIP	1.18	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Louis Varland RP - TOR	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
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 Red Sox placed Zack Kelly on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	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	The Red Sox officially optioned Zack Kelly to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd
	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 Red Sox optioned Zack Kelly to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st
	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	Zack Kelly has been called up from Triple-A. Vince DiSilvio Fri, Apr 3rd
	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	The Red Sox optioned RHP Zack Kelly to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Louis Varland RP - TOR			Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#375
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#383	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			vs KC
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			@ TB
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			vs CHC
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Apr 13th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, May 7th				vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, May 14th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Jun 21st				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Mon, Aug 24th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Louis Varland for Zack Kelly (2026)

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