Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Puk for Brock Burke (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brock Burke RP - CIN	A.J. Puk RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 346	‐
VBR	# 563	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	2	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.41	‐
WHIP	1.46	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 306	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 379	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brock Burke RP - CIN	A.J. Puk RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	76	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	73.1	‐

Wins	6	‐

Losses	5	‐

Saves	2	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	22	‐

Hits Allowed	53	‐

Earned Runs	19	‐

Home Runs Allowed	5	‐

Strikeouts	74	‐

Walks	40	‐

ERA	2.33	‐

WHIP	1.27	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brock Burke RP - CIN	A.J. Puk RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	1.9	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	2	‐

Earned Runs	1	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.41	‐

WHIP	1.46	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brock Burke RP - CIN	A.J. Puk RP - ARI
News
	Reds reliever Brock Burke earned his first career Sunday in a 2-1 win over the Rangers. Brenton Kemp Mon, Apr 6th	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said A.J. Puk will be shut down for the season. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	The Reds are acquiring Brock Burke from the Angels in a three-team trade. Ari Koslow Thu, Jan 15th	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said A.J. Puk will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	Brock Burke and the Angels avoided arbitration and the lefthander will make $2.325 million in 2026. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th	A.J. Puk is scheduled to undergo an MRI on July 17 to evaluate the progress of his shoulder injury. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 10th
		A.J. Puk recently underwent an MRI that revealed a left shoulder capsule sprain, and he has been shut down for four weeks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 20th
		A.J. Puk is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his left shoulder. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brock Burke RP - CIN			A.J. Puk RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#10
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#216
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#207	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#186
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#84	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#167	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#235
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#329
Fri, May 22nd				vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Sun, May 24th				vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#340
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#160	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#235	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8
Thu, Jun 4th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#214
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#162	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#69	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#313
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#125	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#307	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#203
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#206	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#339	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#227	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-1)	#272
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#169
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#165
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#236
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#23	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#157	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#249
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#287
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#67	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#285
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#197
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51

Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Puk for Brock Burke (2026)

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