Who Should I Trade?

Troy Melton for Will Warren (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Will Warren SP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 79	# 72
VBR	# 266	# 285

Projections

Strikeouts	25	31
Wins	2	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.02	4.24
WHIP	1.29	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	‐	# 63

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 128	# 77

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 122	# 74

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 37	# 82

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 51	# 82

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 84	# 131

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Will Warren SP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	26

Games Started	16	25

Innings Pitched	97.0	127.0

Wins	7	8

Losses	3	6

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	70	134

Earned Runs	21	61

Home Runs Allowed	10	20

Strikeouts	80	126

Walks	28	45

ERA	1.95	4.32

WHIP	1.01	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Will Warren SP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	8

Games Started	5	6

Innings Pitched	28.8	31.7

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	30

Earned Runs	13	15

Home Runs Allowed	4	5

Strikeouts	25	31

Walks	9	11

ERA	4.02	4.24

WHIP	1.29	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET	Will Warren SP - NYY
News
	Troy Melton allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out three over 5 2/3 innings in Friday's loss to the Royals. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	Will Warren allowed two earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Tuesday's loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th
	Troy Melton allowed three earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out four over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Will Warren allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out five over four innings in Wednesday’s win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	Troy Melton allowed one unearned run on four hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Sunday's win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 10th	Will Warren allowed five earned runs on six hits and four walks while striking out three over four innings in Wednesday’s 10-5 win over the Mariners. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	Tigers right-hander Troy Melton pitched seven scoreless innings while allowing just three hits and two walks in a win over the Mariners on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Aug 5th	Will Warren allowed three earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out five over 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 6th
	Troy Melton allowed three hits and two walks while striking out five over seven scoreless innings in Tuesday's win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th	Will Warren allowed four hits while striking out seven over 6 2/3 scoreless innings in Friday's 2-0 over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Troy Melton SP,RP - DET			Will Warren SP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#155	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#235	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#417	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			@ SD
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ MIN
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Apr 13th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Thu, May 7th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Mon, May 25th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sun, Jun 14th				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL
Thu, Sep 24th				vs TB

Who Should I Trade?

Troy Melton for Will Warren (2026)

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