Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Bryan King (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 184	# 273
VBR	# 570	# 600

Projections

Strikeouts	5	8
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.00	4.29
WHIP	1.28	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 205	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 194	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	# 396

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 208	# 167

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	51	27

Games Started	1	15

Innings Pitched	53.0	98.0

Wins	2	6

Losses	3	7

Saves	6	1

Blown Saves	4	0

Holds	12	0

Hits Allowed	57	117

Earned Runs	28	50

Home Runs Allowed	8	17

Strikeouts	44	80

Walks	19	29

ERA	4.75	4.59

WHIP	1.43	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.8	8.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	5	8

Earned Runs	3	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	5	8

Walks	2	3

ERA	4.00	4.29

WHIP	1.28	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
News
	The Astros optioned Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Cubs added Aaron Civale to their 26-man roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	The Astros are calling Bryan King back up to the majors. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Aaron Civale is being traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th
	The Astros optioned LHP Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	The Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	Bryan King is expected to step into the set-up role in the Astros bullpen with the return of Josh Hader. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd	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
	Bryan King allowed one hit while striking out one over one scoreless inning to earn the save in a 3-0 win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sat, May 23rd	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
	Bryan King RP - HOU			Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#130	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#138	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#231
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#198
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#386	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Wed, Apr 29th				@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#402
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#216	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#281	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#417	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#315
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#231	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#384	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#172
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#416
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#174
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Bryan King (2026)

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