Who Should I Trade?

Sean Newcomb for Zak Kent (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Sean Newcomb SP,RP - CWS	Zak Kent RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 219	‐
VBR	# 431	# 928

Projections

Strikeouts	20	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	2	0
ERA	3.87	4.38
WHIP	1.37	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 135	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 193	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Sean Newcomb SP,RP - CWS	Zak Kent RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	40	10

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	59.2	14.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	3	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	8	0

Hits Allowed	48	18

Earned Runs	19	10

Home Runs Allowed	2	3

Strikeouts	56	11

Walks	22	7

ERA	2.87	6.28

WHIP	1.17	1.74

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Sean Newcomb SP,RP - CWS	Zak Kent RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	22	10

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	20.9	7.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	19	7

Earned Runs	9	3

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	20	6

Walks	8	3

ERA	3.87	4.38

WHIP	1.37	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sean Newcomb SP,RP - CWS	Zak Kent RP - WSH
News
	Sean Newcomb struck out four while not allowing a hit or walk over three scoreless innings in Saturday's loss to the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 21st	The Nationals optioned Zak Kent to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th
	Sean Newcomb was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Yankees with a left triceps contusion. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 17th	The Nationals recalled Zak Kent from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
		Zak Kent is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
		The Nationals optioned Zak Kent to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Thu, May 14th
		The Nationals recalled Zak Kent from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Sean Newcomb SP,RP - CWS			Zak Kent RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#117	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#146	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#65
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#110	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#100
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#150
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#290	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#334	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#110	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#143
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#320
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#194
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#25	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#104	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86	@ TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#85
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#167
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#116	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#83	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#130
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#74	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#173	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#17	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#127	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#149
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#25	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#130	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE			vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN			vs CHC
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN			vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC			@ TEX
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX			vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX			vs COL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX			vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ SD
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs PHI
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ STL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ DET
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs NYM
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Thu, May 7th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Mon, Jun 15th				vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#318
Thu, Jun 25th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Sean Newcomb for Zak Kent (2026)

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