Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Puk for Kade Strowd (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 997

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	3
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.56
WHIP	‐	1.50

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	1

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	1.0

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	1

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	1

Walks	‐	3

ERA	‐	9.00

WHIP	‐	4.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	6

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	3.7

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	4

Earned Runs	‐	2

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	3

Walks	‐	2

ERA	‐	4.56

WHIP	‐	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
News
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said A.J. Puk will be shut down for the season. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	The Diamondbacks optioned RHP Kade Strowd to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said A.J. Puk will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	The Diamondbacks recalled Kade Strowd from Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	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	The D-backs have optioned right-hander Kade Strowd to Triple-A Reno. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jun 6th
	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	Kade Strowd complained of a "dead arm" during his Friday outing against the Washington Nationals and will undergo further testing. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 6th
	A.J. Puk is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his left shoulder. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th	The Diamondbacks recalled Kade Strowd from Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI			Kade Strowd RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#259	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#259
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#119	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#119
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#140	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#140
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#266	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#266
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis		@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#398	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#398
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#361	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#361
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#399	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#399
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#249	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#249
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#173	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#173
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#340	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#340
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#152	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#152
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ SD

Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Puk for Kade Strowd (2026)

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