Who Should I Trade?

PJ Poulin for Triston McKenzie (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH	Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 794	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	9	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.24	‐
WHIP	1.48	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 260	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH	Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	‐

Games Started	11	‐

Innings Pitched	36.2	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	3	‐

Blown Saves	2	‐

Holds	7	‐

Hits Allowed	27	‐

Earned Runs	10	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	25	‐

Walks	21	‐

ERA	2.45	‐

WHIP	1.31	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH	Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	13	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	10.3	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	10	‐

Earned Runs	5	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	9	‐

Walks	5	‐

ERA	4.24	‐

WHIP	1.48	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH	Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD
News
	PJ Poulin is expected to miss 2-6 weeks with a flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Triston McKenzie has been reassigned to minor league camp by the San Diego Padres. David Leisering Sat, Mar 21st
	PJ Poulin allowed zero earned runs on zero hits and one walk over two innings in Sunday's win over the Orioles. Jesse Garcia Mon, Jun 29th	McKenzie carries a 5.46 ERA across 24 big-league appearances (20 starts) since 2023 into Padres camp as a non-roster invitee, but his arm has shown something new this spring. He gained weight over the offseason and pitched in winter ball for the first time, and his four-seamer is averaging 95.7 mph — up two full mph from last season. McKenzie has never touched 97 mph in a major-league game, but he topped that mark 10 times in his most recent Cactus League outing and peaked at 98.8 mph. He admitted having "no idea" where the extra velocity is coming from. Bruno Mulé Fri, Mar 13th
	PJ Poulin will open for the Nationals on Tuesday against the Phillies. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	PJ Poulin will start Friday's game against the Rays after Cade Cavalli was scratched with an illness. Diego Sandoval Fri, Jun 19th
	The Nationals recalled LHP PJ Poulin from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH			Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#65	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#100	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#257
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#150	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#143	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	vs ATH	Luis Medina (2-3)	#223
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#320	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#194	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#318	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#85	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#167	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	vs ARI
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#434
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#149
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#179
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	vs HOU
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			vs MIL
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			@ CLE
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			@ NYM
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			vs MIN
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL			vs PIT
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			vs PIT
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			@ TB
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			@ TB
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			@ TB
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			@ CIN
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs MIA
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs ARI
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#257
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Mon, May 4th				@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Mon, Aug 17th				@ NYM
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th				@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th				@ LAD

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PJ Poulin for Triston McKenzie (2026)

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