Who Should I Trade?

Nolan McLean for Shane Baz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM	Shane Baz SP - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 20	# 99
VBR	# 162	# 283

Projections

Strikeouts	70	61
Wins	5	4
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.70	4.38
WHIP	1.32	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 25	# 128

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 22	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 15	# 98

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 18	# 134

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 36	# 91

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 31	# 104

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM	Shane Baz SP - BAL
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	19

Games Started	20	19

Innings Pitched	113.1	111.2

Wins	7	4

Losses	6	9

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	83	111

Earned Runs	42	50

Home Runs Allowed	10	9

Strikeouts	135	99

Walks	41	42

ERA	3.34	4.03

WHIP	1.09	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM	Shane Baz SP - BAL
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	12

Games Started	12	12

Innings Pitched	66.2	66.7

Wins	5	4

Losses	3	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	57	63

Earned Runs	27	32

Home Runs Allowed	7	9

Strikeouts	70	61

Walks	25	25

ERA	3.70	4.38

WHIP	1.32	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM	Shane Baz SP - BAL
News
	Nolan McLean allowed two hits and two walks while striking out 10 over six scoreless innings in Sunday's win over the Phillies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	Shane Baz will start Monday's series opener against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Nolan McLean allowed two unearned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings in Friday's loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	Shane Baz allowed one earned run on seven hits and no walks while striking out nine over 4.2 innings in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Royals. Jesse Garcia Mon, Jul 13th
	Nolan McLean picked up the win Sunday after allowing three runs, two earned, over six-plus innings against Atlanta. All three runs came in the first inning, with the unearned run coming after McLean’s errant pickoff throw. He struck out five and walked one before exiting in the seventh after allowing a leadoff single to Austin Riley. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jul 6th	Shane Baz didn't have his sharpest stuff, but he at least kept the Orioles within shouting distance before the bullpen and bats failed to cooperate. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jul 8th
	Nolan McLean will start one of the two games in Wednesday’s doubleheader for the Mets. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	Shane Baz fought the zone but mostly kept the damage contained, though the lack of efficiency and run support led to a no-decision. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jun 30th
	Nolan McLean earned the win Wednesday against the Reds, allowing one unearned run over seven innings in a 9-1 victory. He struck out nine, giving him 97 strikeouts on the season, and has now allowed two runs or fewer 10 times this year. The lone run scored in the third inning after a Mark Vientos error and a double to left field. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jun 18th	Shane Baz allowed five earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out five over five innings in Tuesday's loss to the Angels. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jun 24th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM			Shane Baz SP - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#95
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#153
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#204	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#300	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#186
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#193	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#83
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#378	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#141
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#249
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#313	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#189
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#273	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#28
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#439	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#436	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#204
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#300
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#28
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#98	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#276	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#291
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#200	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#62	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#197
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#277	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#197
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#252
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#277	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#84
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#105
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#84
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#165
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#301	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#176	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#241	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#301
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#170
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#185	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#62
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#84	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#406
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#165	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#216
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#241	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	vs CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#227
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-0)	#196	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#77
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#305	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#21
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#56	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD			vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#241	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148	@ DET
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE			vs LAA
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL			@ MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL			@ MIN
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH			@ TB
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH			@ TB
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH			@ TB
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD			@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD			vs NYY
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD			vs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS			vs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS			vs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS			vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL			@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL			@ STL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL			@ STL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB			@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			@ COL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			@ COL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			@ NYM
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ NYY
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#49
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Mon, Apr 20th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Sat, Apr 25th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64
Tue, May 5th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Thu, May 28th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#224
Thu, Jun 4th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#141
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Fri, Jun 19th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#432
Fri, Jul 17th				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#164
Thu, Aug 20th				vs NYY
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs BOS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Nolan McLean for Shane Baz (2026)

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