Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Orion Kerkering (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 310	# 226
VBR	# 743	# 534

Projections

Strikeouts	5	6
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.66	3.69
WHIP	1.37	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 401	# 104

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 228	# 251

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	58	60

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	90.0	56.0

Wins	5	7

Losses	2	1

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	1	3

Holds	10	17

Hits Allowed	72	43

Earned Runs	33	23

Home Runs Allowed	12	4

Strikeouts	90	59

Walks	38	32

ERA	3.30	3.70

WHIP	1.22	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.3	5.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	5	5

Earned Runs	3	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	5	6

Walks	2	2

ERA	4.66	3.69

WHIP	1.37	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI
News
	The Astros are reportedly drawing trade interest in AJ Blubaugh. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	The Phillies officially activated Orion Kerkering from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th
		Kerkering pitched on back-to-back days for Triple-A Lehigh Valley during his rehab stint and made his final appearance Saturday, striking out two and allowing one hit in a scoreless inning against Triple-A Durham. He rejoined the Phillies in San Francisco on Monday. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th
		Orion Kerkering will pitch for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 3rd
		The Phillies placed RHP Orion Kerkering on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
		Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering (hamstring) said he expects to pitch in a Grapefruit League game on Tuesday and is expecting to be ready to start the season on time. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 14th
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			Orion Kerkering RP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-2)	#89
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#112	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#381	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#293
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#246
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119	vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#212	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#165
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#233
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#232	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#38	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#330	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#219
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#286
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#81	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#141
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#272	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#156	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#141
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#373	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#136
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#208	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#288	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#80
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#113
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	@ WSH	Zak Kent
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#161	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#86
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs TB
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#258
Thu, May 7th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jun 18th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#38
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Thu, Aug 6th				vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Mon, Aug 17th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157

Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Orion Kerkering (2026)

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