Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Brayan Bello (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 277	# 295
VBR	# 628	# 469

Projections

Strikeouts	7	12
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.41	4.26
WHIP	1.33	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 400	# 201

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 167	# 470

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	22

Games Started	15	8

Innings Pitched	101.0	97.2

Wins	6	5

Losses	7	7

Saves	2	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	118	110

Earned Runs	50	55

Home Runs Allowed	17	11

Strikeouts	83	70

Walks	31	33

ERA	4.46	5.07

WHIP	1.48	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	7

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	7.6	15.0

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	7	15

Earned Runs	4	7

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	7	12

Walks	2	5

ERA	4.41	4.26

WHIP	1.33	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS
News
	The Cubs added Aaron Civale to their 26-man roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	The Red Sox are starting Brayan Bello against the Angels on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 7th
	Aaron Civale is being traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th	Brayan Bello allowed four earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out two over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Yankees. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th
	The Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th	Brayan Bello allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out three over 4 2/3 innings in Monday's win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 18th
	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	Brayan Bello is expected to make a bulk relief appearance on Monday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	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	Brayan Bello allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out four over four innings in a loss to the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC			Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#208	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#367
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#126
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#303
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#228
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#228
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#177
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#131
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#418	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#343
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#418
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs CHC
Sat, Apr 4th				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Mon, Jun 8th				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Sun, Jun 21st				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Brayan Bello (2026)

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