Who Should I Trade?

Paul Skenes for Richard Fitts (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Richard Fitts SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 5	‐
VBR	# 38	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	69	‐
Wins	4	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	2.89	‐
WHIP	1.11	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 6	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 4	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 5	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 3	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 5	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 6	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Richard Fitts SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	23	‐

Games Started	23	‐

Innings Pitched	124.2	‐

Wins	9	‐

Losses	9	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	109	‐

Earned Runs	57	‐

Home Runs Allowed	13	‐

Strikeouts	156	‐

Walks	32	‐

ERA	4.12	‐

WHIP	1.13	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Richard Fitts SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	‐

Games Started	10	‐

Innings Pitched	58.4	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	47	‐

Earned Runs	19	‐

Home Runs Allowed	5	‐

Strikeouts	69	‐

Walks	15	‐

ERA	2.89	‐

WHIP	1.11	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Richard Fitts SP - STL
News
	Paul Skenes allowed five runs on seven hits over four innings with seven strikeouts and four walks in a no-decision on Friday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Richard Fitts underwent season-ending surgery to address the lat strain that landed him on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Paul Skenes allowed five runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings with 11 strikeouts and two walks in a loss on Saturday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	Acquired from the Red Sox over the winter, Fitts made three Grapefruit League starts and posted a 9:3 K:BB while allowing six earned runs on nine hits across 9.1 innings. Kyle Leahy and Andre Pallante claimed the final two spots in the Cardinals' Opening Day rotation. Bruno Mulé Wed, Mar 18th
	Paul Skenes allowed one run on seven hits over seven innings with eight strikeouts and two walks in a win on Sunday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Paul Skenes will start on Sunday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	Paul Skenes allowed two runs on three hits over 5 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and one walk in a win on Sunday against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT			Richard Fitts SP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#199
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#350	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#198
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#334	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#101	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#111
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#290	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#100
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#162	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	@ SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#391
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#93	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#226	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#117
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#93
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#226
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#267	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#194	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#244
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#98	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#165
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#303	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#322
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#306	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#161
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#322	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115	vs ATL	Danny Young
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#154	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#161
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#149
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#143	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA			vs PHI
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET			@ CIN
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET			@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD			@ PHI
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL			vs PIT
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ COL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ SF
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs SF
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ MIL
Mon, Apr 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Mon, May 4th				vs MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#117
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Fri, Jul 10th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 21st				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SF

Who Should I Trade?

Paul Skenes for Richard Fitts (2026)

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