Who Should I Trade?

Richard Lovelady for Ryan Thompson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 354
VBR	‐	# 731

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	4
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	3.92
WHIP	‐	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 327

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 370	# 382

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	33	46

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	30.1	40.2

Wins	2	4

Losses	4	2

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	9	7

Hits Allowed	34	50

Earned Runs	13	19

Home Runs Allowed	4	3

Strikeouts	27	29

Walks	21	13

ERA	3.86	4.20

WHIP	1.81	1.55

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	7

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	5.7

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	6

Earned Runs	‐	2

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	4

Walks	‐	2

ERA	‐	3.92

WHIP	‐	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
News
	Richard Lovelady threw a bullpen session on August 14. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	The Diamondbacks placed Ryan Thompson on the 15-day injured list with a strained lower back. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Richard Lovelady has been able to progress to playing catch. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Ryan Thompson and the Arizona Diamondbacks have come to an agreement on a $3.95 million salary for the 2026 season, avoiding arbitration. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th
	Nationals left-hander Richard Lovelady (triceps) is throwing out to 60 feet. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th
	Richard Lovelady (triceps) was placed on the IL ahead of Monday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jun 29th
	Richard Lovelady will open for the Nationals on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH			Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#196
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#106	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#379	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ SF
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ KC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs TEX
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ SD
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
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, Jun 4th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Thu, Jul 9th				@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Mon, Aug 17th				@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Mon, Sep 14th				vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th				@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Richard Lovelady for Ryan Thompson (2026)

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