Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Pierce Johnson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 273	# 373
VBR	# 638	# 531

Projections

Strikeouts	9	9
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.41	4.47
WHIP	1.30	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 396	# 370

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 167	# 357

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	45

Games Started	15	0

Innings Pitched	97.0	38.2

Wins	6	2

Losses	7	1

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	117	35

Earned Runs	50	19

Home Runs Allowed	17	6

Strikeouts	78	34

Walks	28	15

ERA	4.64	4.42

WHIP	1.49	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.1	9.5

Wins	0	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	2

Hits Allowed	10	9

Earned Runs	5	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	9

Walks	3	4

ERA	4.41	4.47

WHIP	1.30	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
News
	The Cubs added Aaron Civale to their 26-man roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Aaron Civale is being traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	The Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 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	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 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	Reds right-hander Pierce Johnson (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session on Monday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
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			Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Apr 4th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sun, Jun 21st				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Pierce Johnson (2026)

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