Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Puk for Joe Boyle (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB	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	# 330	‐
VBR	# 864	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	4	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.51	‐
WHIP	1.48	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 269	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 476	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB	A.J. Puk RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	4	‐

Games Started	3	‐

Innings Pitched	19.0	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	13	‐

Earned Runs	11	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	21	‐

Walks	9	‐

ERA	5.21	‐

WHIP	1.16	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB	A.J. Puk RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	3.3	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	3	‐

Earned Runs	2	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Walks	2	‐

ERA	4.51	‐

WHIP	1.48	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB	A.J. Puk RP - ARI
News
	The Rays optioned RHP Joe Boyle to Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said A.J. Puk will be shut down for the season. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	The Rays recalled Joe Boyle from Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 15th	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said A.J. Puk will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	The Rays activated RHP Joe Boyle from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th	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
	Joe Boyle will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Wednesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 4th	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
	Joe Boyle threw a live batting practice session on Thursday and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Sunday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 2nd	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
	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB			A.J. Puk RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#329
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#186	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#368	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#221
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#403	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#367
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#171
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Sat, May 9th				vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#211
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#398
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Sat, May 23rd				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#402
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#363	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#325	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Thu, Jun 4th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#282
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#349	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#349
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#313
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Jun 29th				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#22	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#367
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#224	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#176
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#221	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#346
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#187	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#396	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#161
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#256
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#347	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#233	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#130
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#237
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#153
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#198	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#87	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Mon, Sep 14th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#210	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ SD
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181

Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Puk for Joe Boyle (2026)

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