Who Should I Trade?

Richard Fitts for Ryne Nelson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI	Richard Fitts SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 178	‐
VBR	# 480	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	10	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.38	‐
WHIP	1.31	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 179	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 125	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 222	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 292	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI	Richard Fitts SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	15	‐

Games Started	15	‐

Innings Pitched	83.1	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	5	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	81	‐

Earned Runs	46	‐

Home Runs Allowed	18	‐

Strikeouts	62	‐

Walks	22	‐

ERA	4.97	‐

WHIP	1.24	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI	Richard Fitts SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	‐

Games Started	2	‐

Innings Pitched	12.9	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	13	‐

Earned Runs	6	‐

Home Runs Allowed	2	‐

Strikeouts	10	‐

Walks	4	‐

ERA	4.38	‐

WHIP	1.31	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI	Richard Fitts SP - STL
News
	The Diamondbacks are hopeful to activate Ryne Nelson the first week of September. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Richard Fitts underwent season-ending surgery to address the lat strain that landed him on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Ryne Nelson was cleared to begin a throwing program last week. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	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
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Ryne Nelson will begin a throwing program in the coming days. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	Ryne Nelson is scheduled to undergo an MRI on July 17 to evaluate the progress of his elbow recovery. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 10th
	Ryne Nelson (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day IL on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jun 25th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI			Richard Fitts SP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#196	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Apr 6th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Mon, Apr 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Fri, Apr 24th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, May 4th				vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Thu, May 14th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Thu, Jul 30th				vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF	Yunior Marte		vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Aug 30th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ MIL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47

Who Should I Trade?

Richard Fitts for Ryne Nelson (2026)

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