Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Porter Hodge (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 273	‐
VBR	# 678	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	8	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.34	‐
WHIP	1.31	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 396	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 167	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	‐

Games Started	15	‐

Innings Pitched	97.0	‐

Wins	6	‐

Losses	7	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	117	‐

Earned Runs	50	‐

Home Runs Allowed	17	‐

Strikeouts	78	‐

Walks	28	‐

ERA	4.64	‐

WHIP	1.49	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	9.5	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	9	‐

Earned Runs	5	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	8	‐

Walks	3	‐

ERA	4.34	‐

WHIP	1.31	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
News
	The Cubs added Aaron Civale to their 26-man roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	The Cubs transferred RHP Porter Hodge to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	Aaron Civale is being traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th	Porter Hodge underwent reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Apr 22nd
	The Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th	Porter Hodge will undergo season-ending UCL surgery on his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th
	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	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said that the goal is for Porter Hodge to begin playing catch around April 1. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 24th
	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	Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Porter Hodge will begin the season on the injured list with a right elbow flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 8th
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			Porter Hodge RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Porter Hodge (2026)

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