Who Should I Trade?

Lyon Richardson for Troy Melton (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 120	‐
VBR	# 252	# 788

Projections

Strikeouts	39	5
Wins	3	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.06	4.69
WHIP	1.29	1.54

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	Lyon Richardson RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	12	2

Games Started	12	1

Innings Pitched	74.0	1.2

Wins	7	0

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	44	2

Earned Runs	13	5

Home Runs Allowed	8	2

Strikeouts	64	3

Walks	23	2

ERA	1.58	27.00

WHIP	0.91	2.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Lyon Richardson RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	12

Games Started	8	1

Innings Pitched	44.5	6.4

Wins	3	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	41	6

Earned Runs	20	3

Home Runs Allowed	6	1

Strikeouts	39	5

Walks	15	3

ERA	4.06	4.69

WHIP	1.29	1.54

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Lyon Richardson RP - MIL
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	Lyon Richardson has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	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 Reds designated RHP Lyon Richardson for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
	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	Lyon Richardson will open on Monday for the Reds. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st
	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	The Reds selected the contract of RHP Lyon Richardson from Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
	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	The Reds have reassigned right-hander Lyon Richardson to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 14th
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			Lyon Richardson RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#76	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#216
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#378	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65
Sun, Mar 29th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#90	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#228	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#154
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#249
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#192
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#154	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#296
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#249	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#104
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#188	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#149	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#120
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#290	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#129
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#82	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#366
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#154	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#102
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#162
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#145	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#140
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#83
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94
Sat, May 23rd				vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Mon, May 25th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#115
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#214	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#259
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#143
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#49	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#179	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#187
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#405	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#95
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55
Sun, Jun 14th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#214	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-2)	#136	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#102	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#276	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#259	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#64	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#267	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#82	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#129
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-2)	#163
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#173	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#127	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#245	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#156
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#425	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#435
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#307	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#113	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#245
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#95	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#186
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#81	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#263
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#75	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#54
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#162
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			vs ATL
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			@ NYM
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th				@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs STL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#155
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#127
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#259
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#143
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-0)	#434
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Lyon Richardson for Troy Melton (2026)

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