Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Eric Orze (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 277	# 364
VBR	# 562	# 874

Projections

Strikeouts	6	4
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.23	4.42
WHIP	1.27	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 400	# 347

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 167	# 409

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Eric Orze RP - MIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	29	36

Games Started	15	0

Innings Pitched	103.0	41.1

Wins	6	2

Losses	7	2

Saves	2	1

Blown Saves	0	4

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	118	42

Earned Runs	50	26

Home Runs Allowed	17	1

Strikeouts	87	36

Walks	31	21

ERA	4.37	5.66

WHIP	1.45	1.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Eric Orze RP - MIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.3	3.9

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	6	4

Earned Runs	3	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	6	4

Walks	2	2

ERA	4.23	4.42

WHIP	1.27	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Eric Orze RP - MIN
News
	The Cubs added Aaron Civale to their 26-man roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	Eric Orze struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, Apr 10th
	Aaron Civale is being traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th	Orze posted a 3.02 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 40:19 K:BB across 41.2 innings in 33 appearances with Tampa Bay last season before being traded to Minnesota this offseason. He's struggled with his control this spring, allowing five runs over 6.2 innings with an 8:6 K:BB and a 6.75 ERA. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st
	The Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	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
	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
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC			Eric Orze RP - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#194
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#237
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#235	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#237	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#165
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#405
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#190	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#389	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#404
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#285
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#204
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#363
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#200
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#250
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#373
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#290	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#209
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#248
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#150	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#104
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#41	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#179
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#104	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ SF
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs TEX
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Apr 4th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182
Thu, Apr 9th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Thu, Apr 30th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Mon, Jun 1st				vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#250
Thu, Jun 18th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Sun, Jun 21st				@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Thu, Sep 17th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Mon, Sep 21st				@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Eric Orze (2026)

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