Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Brad Keller (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brad Keller RP - PHI	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 235	# 277
VBR	‐	# 568

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	6
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.36
WHIP	‐	1.24

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 209	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 279	# 400

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 278	# 167

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brad Keller RP - PHI	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	32	29

Games Started	0	15

Innings Pitched	31.1	103.0

Wins	2	6

Losses	1	7

Saves	3	2

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	13	0

Hits Allowed	29	118

Earned Runs	14	50

Home Runs Allowed	4	17

Strikeouts	32	87

Walks	13	31

ERA	4.02	4.37

WHIP	1.34	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brad Keller RP - PHI	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	7

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	7.0

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	1

Hits Allowed	‐	7

Earned Runs	‐	3

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	6

Walks	‐	2

ERA	‐	4.36

WHIP	‐	1.24

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brad Keller RP - PHI	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
News
	Brad Keller underwent a right elbow UCL reconstruction surgery with an internal brace and flexor tendon repair. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	The Cubs added Aaron Civale to their 26-man roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	The Phillies transferred Brad Keller to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	Aaron Civale is being traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th
	The Philadelphia Phillies have placed Brad Keller on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow UCL tear. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jul 16th	The Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	Brad Keller will be activated from the injured list on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	Aaron Civale allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 2 1/3 innings in Friday's loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th
	Brad Keller threw live batting practice on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th	Aaron Civale allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six over 4 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brad Keller RP - PHI			Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-2)	#76	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#202
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Wed, Apr 29th				@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#337
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#203	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#261	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#373	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#389
Fri, Jun 19th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Fri, Aug 14th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#115
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#140	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#86	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#176
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			@ BOS
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#395
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Brad Keller (2026)

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