Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Luinder Avila (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 310	‐
VBR	# 576	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	2	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.35	‐
WHIP	1.43	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 228	# 185

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 401	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	63	21

Games Started	0	12

Innings Pitched	95.1	70.0

Wins	5	5

Losses	3	4

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	12	0

Hits Allowed	75	71

Earned Runs	38	42

Home Runs Allowed	13	7

Strikeouts	93	61

Walks	42	42

ERA	3.59	5.40

WHIP	1.23	1.61

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	2.2	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	2	‐

Earned Runs	1	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.35	‐

WHIP	1.43	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
News
	The Astros are reportedly drawing trade interest in AJ Blubaugh. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
		Luinder Avila is scheduled to undergo testing on his forearm injury on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
		Luinder Avila allowed six earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out two over 2.2 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 2nd
		The Royals placed RHP Luinder Avila on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
		Luinder Avila allowed two earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out two over 4.1 innings in Sunday's win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 27th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU			Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#109
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#330	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#41
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#340	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#166	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#10	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#137	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#246
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#337	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#214
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#264
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#135
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#143	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#203
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#23
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#158
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#125	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#67
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#144	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#47
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#236	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#169
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (1-0)	#175
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#146
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#339	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#135
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Wed, Apr 29th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, May 7th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#339
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI	Derek Law

Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Luinder Avila (2026)

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