Who Should I Trade?

Shane McClanahan for Walker Buehler (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Shane McClanahan SP - TB	Walker Buehler SP - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 46	# 193
VBR	# 246	# 612

Projections

Strikeouts	24	19
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.72	4.61
WHIP	1.24	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 37	# 202

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 42	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 61	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 29	# 202

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 50	# 389

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 58	# 125

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Shane McClanahan SP - TB	Walker Buehler SP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	23	26

Games Started	23	26

Innings Pitched	113.0	126.1

Wins	10	8

Losses	6	6

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	87	122

Earned Runs	40	65

Home Runs Allowed	9	15

Strikeouts	103	108

Walks	38	49

ERA	3.19	4.63

WHIP	1.11	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Shane McClanahan SP - TB	Walker Buehler SP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	6

Games Started	5	4

Innings Pitched	25.2	22.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	22	23

Earned Runs	10	12

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	24	19

Walks	8	9

ERA	3.72	4.61

WHIP	1.24	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Shane McClanahan SP - TB	Walker Buehler SP - SD
News
	Shane McClanahan allowed three earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out four across 5.2 innings in Friday's 9-4 loss to the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	Walker Buehler allowed one run on four hits over six innings with four strikeouts in a win on Sunday against the Twins. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	Shane McClanahan allowed no runs on four hits and one walk while striking out five across five innings in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 23rd	Walker Buehler allowed two runs on two hits over six innings with four strikeouts and two walks in a loss on Monday against the Mets. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	The Rays activated LHP Shane McClanahan from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Walker Buehler allowed one run on three hits over six innings with five strikeouts and two walks in a win on Tuesday against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Shane McClanahan will return from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Walker Buehler allowed one run on six hits over four innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Thursday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Rays manager Kevin Cash said Shane McClanahan could be activated early next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Walker Buehler allowed three runs on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings with one strikeout and two walks in a no-decision on Saturday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Shane McClanahan SP - TB			Walker Buehler SP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#159
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#256
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, May 9th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, May 14th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sat, May 23rd				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH	DJ Herz	#294
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Shane McClanahan for Walker Buehler (2026)

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