Who Should I Trade?

Merrill Kelly for Taijuan Walker (2022)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Taijuan Walker SP - NYM	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	58% Recommended by 7 of 12 experts	42% Recommended by 5 of 12 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 124	# 115
VBR	# 276	# 305

Projections

Strikeouts	65	76
Wins	3	4
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.85	4.29
WHIP	1.29	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher FantasyPros	# 97	# 107

Ryan Amore Pitcher List	# 185	‐

Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack	# 92	# 102

Brad Camara RotoBaller	# 108	# 110

Joe Pisapia FantasyPros	# 85	‐

Scott Youngson Pitcher List	# 140	# 148

Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack	# 116	‐

Pierre Camus RotoBaller	# 71	# 70

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 102

Andrew Seifter FantasyPros	‐	# 109

Mick Ciallela Fantrax	# 184	# 116

Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football	‐	# 120

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Taijuan Walker SP - NYM	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
2022 Stats


Games Played	13	16

Games Started	13	16

Innings Pitched	72.2	91.0

Wins	6	7

Losses	2	5

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	64	84

Earned Runs	22	35

Home Runs Allowed	3	6

Strikeouts	52	74

Walks	21	31

ERA	2.72	3.46

WHIP	1.17	1.26

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Taijuan Walker SP - NYM	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
2022 Projections


Games Played	14	16

Games Started	16	16

Innings Pitched	77.8	94.1

Wins	3	4

Losses	6	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	73	96

Earned Runs	33	45

Home Runs Allowed	9	12

Strikeouts	65	76

Walks	26	30

ERA	3.85	4.29

WHIP	1.29	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Taijuan Walker SP - NYM	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
News
	Taijuan Walker allowed four hits and two walks over 7 1/3 shutout innings on Wednesday against the Astros. He struck out three and did not factor into the decision. Dan Harris Wed, Jun 29th	Merrill Kelly lasted seven innings on the mound for the Diamondbacks Friday, allowing two runs on five hits while also walking one and striking out three in the Diamondbacks' 9-3 win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 2nd
	Taijuan Walker allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks over six innings on Friday against the Marlins. He struck out five and earned the win, moving to 6-2. Dan Harris Fri, Jun 24th	Merrill Kelly lasted six innings on the mound Friday, allowing four runs on seven hits while also walking one and striking out five in the Diamondbacks' 5-1 loss to the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 25th
	Taijuan Walker allowed one run on two hits and a walk over 6 2/3 innings on Saturday against the Marlins. He struck out nine and earned the win, moving to 5-2. Dan Harris Sat, Jun 18th	Merrill Kelly pitched seven innings on Sunday, striking out five, and allowing five hits for one earned run as he took the win as the Diamondbacks rolled over the Twins 7-1. Josh Thiessen Mon, Jun 20th
	Taijuan Walker allowed one run on six hits and a walk over six innings on Sunday night against the Angels. He struck out 10 and earned the win, moving to 4-2. Dan Harris Sun, Jun 12th	Merrill Kelly (6-4) tossed a quality start on Sunday against the Twins in a 7-1 victory to pick up the win. The right-hander allowed just one run on five hits over seven innings while striking out five and not issuing a walk. Brad Richter Mon, Jun 20th
	Taijuan Walker allowed four runs on five hits and two walks over six innings on Tuesday against the Padres. He struck out four and took the loss, falling to 3-2. Dan Harris Wed, Jun 8th	Merrill Kelly pitched six innings on Monday, striking out seven, walking two, and allowing eight hits for five earned runs as he took the loss in the Diamondbacks' 5-4 loss to the Reds. Josh Thiessen Tue, Jun 14th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Taijuan Walker SP - NYM			Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
Thu, Apr 7th	@ WSH	Patrick Corbin (4-10)	#145	vs SD	Yu Darvish (7-3)	#27
Fri, Apr 8th	@ WSH	Josiah Gray (6-5)	#121	vs SD	Sean Manaea (3-3)	#29
Sat, Apr 9th	@ WSH	Joan Adon (1-11)	#390	vs SD	Joe Musgrove (8-2)	#13
Sun, Apr 10th	@ WSH	Erick Fedde (5-5)	#174	vs SD	Nabil Crismatt
Tue, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (6-4)	#16	vs HOU	Luis Garcia (6-5)	#39
Wed, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-5)	#8	vs HOU	Framber Valdez (8-3)	#21
Fri, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Zach Davies (2-4)	#171	@ NYM	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#26
Sat, Apr 16th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (4-2)	#42	@ NYM	Carlos Carrasco (8-4)	#72
Sun, Apr 17th	vs ARI	Humberto Castellanos (3-2)	#230	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-1)	#90
Tue, Apr 19th	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-2)	#17	@ WSH	Joan Adon (1-11)	#390
Wed, Apr 20th	vs SF	Carlos Rodon (7-4)	#7	@ WSH	Erick Fedde (5-5)	#174
Thu, Apr 21st	vs SF	Anthony DeSclafani (0-2)	#96	@ WSH	Josh Rogers (2-2)	#385
Fri, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (4-2)	#42	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-1)	#90
Sat, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Humberto Castellanos (3-2)	#230	vs NYM	Trevor Williams (1-4)	#175
Sun, Apr 24th	@ ARI	Madison Bumgarner (3-8)	#116	vs NYM	Tylor Megill (4-2)	#112
Mon, Apr 25th	@ STL	Miles Mikolas (5-6)	#45	vs LAD	Walker Buehler (6-3)	#139
Tue, Apr 26th	@ STL	Jordan Hicks (1-4)	#195	vs LAD	Tony Gonsolin (10-0)	#12
Wed, Apr 27th	@ STL	Steven Matz (3-3)	#89	vs LAD	Julio Urias (6-6)	#20
Thu, Apr 28th				@ STL	Dakota Hudson (6-4)	#101
Fri, Apr 29th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-5)	#8	@ STL	Adam Wainwright (6-5)	#37
Sat, Apr 30th	vs PHI	Kyle Gibson (4-3)	#97	@ STL	Miles Mikolas (5-6)	#45
Sun, May 1st	vs PHI	Zach Eflin (3-5)	#73	@ STL	Jordan Hicks (1-4)	#195
Mon, May 2nd	vs ATL	Max Fried (8-2)	#10	@ MIA	Pablo Lopez (5-4)	#23
Tue, May 3rd	vs ATL	Kyle Wright (9-4)	#38	@ MIA	Trevor Rogers (4-6)	#71
Wed, May 4th	vs ATL	Ian Anderson (6-5)	#100	@ MIA	Elieser Hernandez (2-5)	#155
Fri, May 6th				vs COL	Chad Kuhl (5-5)	#202
Sat, May 7th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-5)	#157
Sun, May 8th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (0-1)	#254	vs COL	German Marquez (4-6)	#109
Mon, May 9th				vs MIA	Elieser Hernandez (2-5)	#155
Tue, May 10th	@ WSH	Patrick Corbin (4-10)	#145	vs MIA	Jesus Luzardo (2-3)	#142
Wed, May 11th	@ WSH	Aaron Sanchez (3-3)	#389	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (8-3)	#1
Fri, May 13th	vs SEA	Marco Gonzales (4-9)	#86	vs CHC	Drew Smyly (2-5)	#154
Sat, May 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (2-3)	#80	vs CHC	Kyle Hendricks (4-6)	#124
Sun, May 15th	vs SEA	Robbie Ray (6-6)	#19	vs CHC	Justin Steele (3-5)	#151
Mon, May 16th				@ LAD	Tony Gonsolin (10-0)	#12
Tue, May 17th	vs STL	Steven Matz (3-3)	#89	@ LAD	Tyler Anderson (8-1)	#55
Wed, May 18th	vs STL	Jordan Hicks (1-4)	#195	@ LAD	Walker Buehler (6-3)	#139
Thu, May 19th	vs STL	Dakota Hudson (6-4)	#101	@ CHC	Marcus Stroman (2-5)	#57
Fri, May 20th				@ CHC	Kyle Hendricks (4-6)	#124
Sat, May 21st	@ COL	Ty Blach (1-0)	#388	@ CHC	Justin Steele (3-5)	#151
Sun, May 22nd	@ COL	Austin Gomber (3-7)	#183	@ CHC	Wade Miley (1-0)	#173
Mon, May 23rd	@ SF	Alex Cobb (3-3)	#95	vs KC	Zack Greinke (2-4)	#125
Tue, May 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-2)	#17	vs KC	Jonathan Heasley (1-4)	#224
Thu, May 26th				vs LAD	Mitch White (1-1)	#153
Fri, May 27th	vs PHI	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#203	vs LAD	Ryan Pepiot (0-0)	#311
Sat, May 28th	vs PHI	Zach Eflin (3-5)	#73	vs LAD	Tony Gonsolin (10-0)	#12
Sun, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (6-4)	#16	vs LAD	Tyler Anderson (8-1)	#55
Mon, May 30th	vs WSH	Erick Fedde (5-5)	#174	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (3-2)	#82
Tue, May 31st	vs WSH	Patrick Corbin (4-10)	#145	vs ATL	Charlie Morton (4-3)	#53
Wed, Jun 1st	vs WSH	Evan Lee (0-1)	#324	vs ATL	Kyle Wright (9-4)	#38
Fri, Jun 3rd	@ LAD	Tyler Anderson (8-1)	#55	@ PIT	JT Brubaker (2-7)	#103
Sat, Jun 4th	@ LAD	Walker Buehler (6-3)	#139	@ PIT	Roansy Contreras (2-2)	#148
Sun, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Julio Urias (6-6)	#20	@ PIT	Zach Thompson (3-5)	#159
Mon, Jun 6th	@ SD	Blake Snell (0-5)	#85	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (3-9)	#105
Tue, Jun 7th	@ SD	Yu Darvish (7-3)	#27	@ CIN	Graham Ashcraft (4-2)	#198
Wed, Jun 8th	@ SD	Sean Manaea (3-3)	#29	@ CIN	Mike Minor (1-5)	#110
Thu, Jun 9th				@ CIN	Tyler Mahle (3-6)	#49
Fri, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Jhonathan Diaz (1-1)	#261	@ PHI	Kyle Gibson (4-3)	#97
Sat, Jun 11th	@ LAA	Michael Lorenzen (6-6)	#165	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (6-4)	#16
Sun, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Patrick Sandoval (3-2)	#59	@ PHI	Ranger Suarez (6-5)	#78
Mon, Jun 13th				vs CIN	Mike Minor (1-5)	#110
Tue, Jun 14th	vs MIL	Adrian Houser (4-8)	#169	vs CIN	Tyler Mahle (3-6)	#49
Wed, Jun 15th	vs MIL	Corbin Burnes (7-4)	#2	vs CIN	Luis Castillo (3-4)	#48
Fri, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Pablo Lopez (5-4)	#23	vs MIN	Devin Smeltzer (4-1)	#136
Sat, Jun 18th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (1-3)	#245	vs MIN	Dylan Bundy (4-4)	#146
Sun, Jun 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (8-3)	#1	vs MIN	Chris Archer (2-3)	#144
Mon, Jun 20th	vs MIA	Trevor Rogers (4-6)	#71	@ SD	Yu Darvish (7-3)	#27
Tue, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Jose Urquidy (6-3)	#68	@ SD	Sean Manaea (3-3)	#29
Wed, Jun 22nd	@ HOU	Luis Garcia (6-5)	#39	@ SD	Mike Clevinger (2-0)	#63
Fri, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (8-3)	#1	vs DET	Rony Garcia (3-2)	#204
Sat, Jun 25th	@ MIA	Trevor Rogers (4-6)	#71	vs DET	Alex Faedo (1-4)	#135
Sun, Jun 26th	@ MIA	Daniel Castano (0-1)	#225	vs DET	Beau Brieske (1-6)	#186
Tue, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Framber Valdez (8-3)	#21	vs SD	Sean Manaea (3-3)	#29
Wed, Jun 29th	vs HOU	Justin Verlander (10-3)	#3	vs SD	Mike Clevinger (2-0)	#63
Fri, Jul 1st	vs TEX	Glenn Otto (4-4)	#170	@ COL	Antonio Senzatela (3-5)	#377
Sat, Jul 2nd	vs TEX	Martin Perez (6-2)	#62	@ COL	Austin Gomber (3-7)	#183
Sun, Jul 3rd	vs TEX	Jon Gray (4-3)	#47	@ COL	Chad Kuhl (5-5)	#202
Mon, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (3-9)	#105	vs SF	Carlos Rodon (7-4)	#7
Tue, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (1-2)	#208	vs SF	Alex Wood (5-7)	#76
Wed, Jul 6th	@ CIN	Mike Minor (1-5)	#110	vs SF	Alex Cobb (3-3)	#95
Thu, Jul 7th	vs MIA	Daniel Castano (0-1)	#225	vs COL	Austin Gomber (3-7)	#183
Fri, Jul 8th	vs MIA	Pablo Lopez (5-4)	#23	vs COL	Chad Kuhl (5-5)	#202
Sat, Jul 9th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (1-3)	#245	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-5)	#157
Sun, Jul 10th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (8-3)	#1	vs COL
Mon, Jul 11th	@ ATL			@ SF
Tue, Jul 12th	@ ATL			@ SF
Wed, Jul 13th	@ ATL			@ SF
Fri, Jul 15th	@ CHC			@ SD
Sat, Jul 16th	@ CHC			@ SD
Sun, Jul 17th	@ CHC			@ SD
Fri, Jul 22nd	vs SD			vs WSH
Sat, Jul 23rd	vs SD			vs WSH
Sun, Jul 24th	vs SD			vs WSH
Mon, Jul 25th				vs SF
Tue, Jul 26th	vs NYY			vs SF
Wed, Jul 27th	vs NYY			vs SF
Fri, Jul 29th	@ MIA			@ ATL
Sat, Jul 30th	@ MIA			@ ATL
Sun, Jul 31st	@ MIA			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 1st	@ WSH			@ CLE
Tue, Aug 2nd	@ WSH			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 3rd	@ WSH			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 5th	vs ATL			vs COL
Sat, Aug 6th	vs ATL			vs COL
Sun, Aug 7th	vs ATL			vs COL
Mon, Aug 8th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Tue, Aug 9th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 10th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Thu, Aug 11th				vs PIT
Fri, Aug 12th	vs PHI			@ COL
Sat, Aug 13th	vs PHI			@ COL
Sun, Aug 14th	vs PHI			@ COL
Mon, Aug 15th	@ ATL			@ SF
Tue, Aug 16th	@ ATL			@ SF
Wed, Aug 17th	@ ATL			@ SF
Thu, Aug 18th	@ ATL			@ SF
Fri, Aug 19th	@ PHI			vs STL
Sat, Aug 20th	@ PHI			vs STL
Sun, Aug 21st	@ PHI			vs STL
Tue, Aug 23rd	@ NYY			@ KC
Wed, Aug 24th				@ KC
Fri, Aug 26th	vs COL			@ CWS
Sat, Aug 27th	vs COL			@ CWS
Sun, Aug 28th	vs COL			@ CWS
Mon, Aug 29th				vs PHI
Tue, Aug 30th	vs LAD			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 31st	vs LAD			vs PHI
Thu, Sep 1st	vs LAD			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 2nd	vs WSH			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 3rd	vs WSH			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 4th	vs WSH			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 5th	@ PIT			@ SD
Tue, Sep 6th	@ PIT			@ SD
Wed, Sep 7th	@ PIT			@ SD
Fri, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ COL
Sat, Sep 10th	@ MIA			@ COL
Sun, Sep 11th	@ MIA			@ COL
Mon, Sep 12th	vs CHC			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 13th	vs CHC			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 14th	vs CHC			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 15th	vs PIT			vs SD
Fri, Sep 16th	vs PIT			vs SD
Sat, Sep 17th	vs PIT			vs SD
Sun, Sep 18th	vs PIT			vs SD
Mon, Sep 19th	@ MIL			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 20th	@ MIL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 21st	@ MIL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 22nd				@ LAD
Fri, Sep 23rd	@ OAK			vs SF
Sat, Sep 24th	@ OAK			vs SF
Sun, Sep 25th	@ OAK			vs SF
Tue, Sep 27th	vs MIA			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 28th	vs MIA			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 30th	@ ATL			@ SF
Sat, Oct 1st	@ ATL			@ SF
Sun, Oct 2nd	@ ATL			@ SF
Mon, Oct 3rd	vs WSH			@ MIL
Tue, Oct 4th	vs WSH			@ MIL
Wed, Oct 5th	vs WSH			@ MIL
Mon, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Ranger Suarez (6-5)	#78
Thu, May 5th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-5)	#8
Thu, May 12th	@ WSH	Joan Adon (1-11)	#390
Wed, May 25th	@ SF	Jakob Junis (4-1)	#128
Thu, Jun 2nd	@ LAD	Tony Gonsolin (10-0)	#12
Thu, Jun 16th	vs MIL	Aaron Ashby (1-5)	#111
Thu, Jul 14th	@ CHC
Thu, Aug 4th	vs ATL
Mon, Aug 22nd	@ NYY
Thu, Aug 25th	vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Merrill Kelly for Taijuan Walker (2022)

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