Who Should I Trade?

Parker Messick for Seth Lugo (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Seth Lugo SP - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 31	# 127
VBR	# 184	# 384

Projections

Strikeouts	30	26
Wins	2	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.68	4.40
WHIP	1.27	1.40

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 27	# 112

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 41	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 17	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 27	# 103

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	# 136

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 41	# 123

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Seth Lugo SP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	26

Games Started	26	26

Innings Pitched	155.0	145.1

Wins	10	5

Losses	8	7

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	116	154

Earned Runs	43	76

Home Runs Allowed	14	16

Strikeouts	156	111

Walks	41	46

ERA	2.50	4.71

WHIP	1.01	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Seth Lugo SP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	6	6

Innings Pitched	30.5	32.3

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	28	33

Earned Runs	12	16

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	30	26

Walks	9	11

ERA	3.68	4.40

WHIP	1.27	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Seth Lugo SP - KC
News
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Monday's 4-2 win over the Angels. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	Seth Lugo allowed five earned runs on nine hits and no walks while striking out three over six innings in Wednesday's win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 20th
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on six hits and no walks while striking out 10 over 6.2 innings in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Giants. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 20th	Seth Lugo allowed five earned runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out four over 4.2 innings in Friday's win over the Angels. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th
	Parker Messick allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out six over 5.2 innings in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, Aug 14th	Seth Lugo allowed three earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Cubs. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 9th
	Parker Messick allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over seven innings in Friday's 8-2 win over the White Sox. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th	Seth Lugo allowed five earned runs on five hits and five walks while striking out three over five innings in Sunday's loss to the Rockies. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 3rd
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out six over 4.1 innings in Saturday's 12-8 loss to the Diamondbacks. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 2nd	Seth Lugo allowed one earned run on six hits and two walks while striking out two over six innings in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Twins. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 29th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Parker Messick SP - CLE			Seth Lugo SP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#326	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#392
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs CLE
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, Jun 14th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Parker Messick for Seth Lugo (2026)

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