Who Should I Trade?

Nolan McLean for Stephen Kolek (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 20	# 184
VBR	# 169	# 622

Projections

Strikeouts	66	19
Wins	4	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.67	4.57
WHIP	1.31	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 24	# 123

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 22	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 14	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 18	# 115

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 36	# 252

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 31	# 445

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM	Stephen Kolek SP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	10

Games Started	20	10

Innings Pitched	113.1	54.0

Wins	7	4

Losses	6	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	83	55

Earned Runs	42	27

Home Runs Allowed	10	8

Strikeouts	135	34

Walks	41	12

ERA	3.34	4.50

WHIP	1.09	1.24

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM	Stephen Kolek SP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	6

Games Started	11	5

Innings Pitched	61.7	27.8

Wins	4	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	53	30

Earned Runs	25	14

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	66	19

Walks	24	8

ERA	3.67	4.57

WHIP	1.31	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM	Stephen Kolek SP - KC
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	The Royals transferred RHP Stephen Kolek to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	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	Stephen Kolek is going to get a second opinion on his right flexor sprain. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	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	The Royals placed Stephen Kolek on the 15-day injured list with a right flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Nolan McLean will start one of the two games in Wednesday’s doubleheader for the Mets. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	The Royals say Stephen Kolek will make a rehab start on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	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	Stephen Kolek allowed three earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out zero over two innings in Thursday's loss to the Rays. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM			Stephen Kolek SP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#355
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#372
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#234	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#355	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#138
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#372
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#281	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#281	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#111
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#165	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#178	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#273
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#314
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#211	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#165
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#361
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#221
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#281	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE			vs MIN
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT			vs CHC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT			vs CHC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT			vs CHC
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS			vs DET
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS			vs DET
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS			vs DET
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL			@ TOR
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL			@ TOR
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL			@ TOR
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Sat, Apr 25th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243
Tue, May 5th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#145
Fri, Jun 19th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#73
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#104
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA

Who Should I Trade?

Nolan McLean for Stephen Kolek (2026)

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