Who Should I Trade?

Ryne Nelson for Stephen Kolek (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI	Stephen Kolek SP - KC
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 169	# 185
VBR	# 621	# 652

Projections

Strikeouts	20	24
Wins	1	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.51	4.63
WHIP	1.34	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 164	# 123

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 125	# 115

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 174	# 252

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 292	# 445

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI	Stephen Kolek SP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	15	10

Games Started	15	10

Innings Pitched	83.1	54.0

Wins	3	4

Losses	5	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	81	55

Earned Runs	46	27

Home Runs Allowed	18	8

Strikeouts	62	34

Walks	22	12

ERA	4.97	4.50

WHIP	1.24	1.24

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI	Stephen Kolek SP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	8

Games Started	5	7

Innings Pitched	24.2	35.6

Wins	1	2

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	24	39

Earned Runs	12	18

Home Runs Allowed	4	4

Strikeouts	20	24

Walks	7	11

ERA	4.51	4.63

WHIP	1.34	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI	Stephen Kolek SP - KC
News
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Ryne Nelson will begin a throwing program in the coming days. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	The Royals placed Stephen Kolek on the 15-day injured list with a right flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Ryne Nelson is scheduled to undergo an MRI on July 17 to evaluate the progress of his elbow recovery. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 10th	The Royals say Stephen Kolek will make a rehab start on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Ryne Nelson (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day IL on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jun 25th	Stephen Kolek allowed three earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out zero over two innings in Thursday's loss to the Rays. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 3rd
	Ryne Nelson told reporters he will be shut down for several weeks. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 19th	The Royals activated RHP Stephen Kolek from the family medical emergency list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	Ryne Nelson was diagnosed with a partially torn flexor on Friday. Diego Sandoval Fri, Jun 19th	Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters he anticipates Stephen Kolek starting Thursday’s series finale against the Rays. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI			Stephen Kolek SP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#91
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#189	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#91	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#58
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#84	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#153	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#166	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#207
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#265
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#130	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#110	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#206	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#82	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#82	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#134
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#300	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#78	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#155
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#178	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#271	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#265	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#150
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#257	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#109	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#321
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#82
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#190	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#172	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#81
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#172
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#82
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#90	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#150	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#49	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE			@ COL
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE			@ COL
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE			@ COL
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD			vs MIN
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD			vs CHC
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD			vs CHC
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD			vs CHC
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL			@ LAD
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN			vs DET
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN			vs DET
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN			vs DET
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC			@ TOR
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			@ TOR
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF			@ TOR
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			vs CLE
Sun, Mar 29th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Fri, Apr 24th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#109
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH
Sun, Aug 30th				@ CLE
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Ryne Nelson for Stephen Kolek (2026)

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