Who Should I Trade?

Merrill Kelly for Spencer Arrighetti (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Spencer Arrighetti SP - TOR	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 130	# 158
VBR	# 656	# 445

Projections

Strikeouts	22	22
Wins	1	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.67	4.64
WHIP	1.46	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 132	# 166

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 82	# 160

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 83	# 156

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 220	# 213

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Spencer Arrighetti SP - TOR	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	24

Games Started	18	24

Innings Pitched	95.1	134.2

Wins	7	8

Losses	7	12

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	75	144

Earned Runs	51	80

Home Runs Allowed	14	26

Strikeouts	95	88

Walks	54	60

ERA	4.81	5.35

WHIP	1.35	1.51

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Spencer Arrighetti SP - TOR	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	5

Games Started	4	5

Innings Pitched	22.5	28.6

Wins	1	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	20	30

Earned Runs	12	15

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	22	22

Walks	11	10

ERA	4.67	4.64

WHIP	1.46	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Spencer Arrighetti SP - TOR	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
News
	The Blue Jays activated Spencer Arrighetti from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Merrill Kelly allowed three runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	The Blue Jays are expected to activate Spencer Arrighetti from the injured list on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Merrill Kelly allowed six runs on seven hits over four innings with two strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Spencer Arrighetti is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Merrill Kelly allowed six runs on six hits over five innings with two strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Wednesday against the Rockies. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
	Spencer Arrighetti is throwing from flat ground at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Merrill Kelly left his start Friday because of a right leg cramp. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
	Spencer Arrighetti threw a bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Merrill Kelly allowed five runs on eight hits over five innings with five strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Sunday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Spencer Arrighetti SP - TOR			Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#196
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, May 7th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, Jun 15th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Thu, Jul 9th				@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#305	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Mon, Aug 17th				@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	@ SF
Mon, Aug 31st				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			@ KC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th				@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			@ SD
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Merrill Kelly for Spencer Arrighetti (2026)

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