Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Janson Junk (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 151	# 273
VBR	# 450	# 678

Projections

Strikeouts	19	8
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.54	4.34
WHIP	1.34	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 188	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 146	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 167	# 396

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 120	# 167

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	26

Games Started	19	15

Innings Pitched	98.1	97.0

Wins	6	6

Losses	8	7

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	102	117

Earned Runs	46	50

Home Runs Allowed	12	17

Strikeouts	68	78

Walks	26	28

ERA	4.21	4.64

WHIP	1.30	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	9

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	26.8	9.5

Wins	1	0

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	28	9

Earned Runs	14	5

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	19	8

Walks	7	3

ERA	4.54	4.34

WHIP	1.34	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
News
	Janson Junk allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk while striking out two across six innings in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Aug 13th	The Cubs added Aaron Civale to their 26-man roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Janson Junk allowed two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out one run across three innings in Thursday's 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Aug 7th	Aaron Civale is being traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th
	Janson Junk allowed one unearned run on three hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 5-2 win over the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 31st	The Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	Janson Junk allowed one run on seven hits and no walks while striking out six across 4.2 innings in Sunday's 5-3 loss against the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 26th	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
	Janson Junk allowed six runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three across four innings in Monday's 8-5 loss to the Houston Astros. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st	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
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA			Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Janson Junk (2026)

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