Who Should I Trade?

Aroldis Chapman for Joel Kuhnel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Aroldis Chapman RP - BOS	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 23	# 339
VBR	# 176	# 753

Projections

Strikeouts	31	9
Wins	2	1
Saves	12	0
ERA	3.09	4.23
WHIP	1.21	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 21	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 19	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 28	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 21	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 26	# 319

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 69	# 340

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aroldis Chapman RP - BOS	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	34	35

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	32.2	35.1

Wins	1	1

Losses	3	3

Saves	23	6

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	25	38

Earned Runs	7	19

Home Runs Allowed	1	6

Strikeouts	40	22

Walks	16	12

ERA	1.93	4.84

WHIP	1.26	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aroldis Chapman RP - BOS	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	26	14

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	22.8	11.2

Wins	2	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	12	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	17	12

Earned Runs	8	5

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	31	9

Walks	10	3

ERA	3.09	4.23

WHIP	1.21	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aroldis Chapman RP - BOS	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
News
	Aroldis Chapman allowed one hit and one walk over one scoreless inning to record the save in a win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 22nd	Joel Kuhnel will throw his first bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Aroldis Chapman struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 6-5 win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 21st	Brewers right-hander Joel Kuhnel (shoulder) is dealing with a "minor" impingement, according to skipper Pat Murphy. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
	Aroldis Chapman walked two batters over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Rays. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	The Brewers placed Joel Kuhnel on the 15-day IL with a shoulder impingement. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th
	Aroldis Chapman struck out two batters on 13 pitches in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Friday's 5-3 win over the Rays. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	The Brewers selected Joel Kuhnel to their active roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th
	Aroldis Chapman picked up the save in Sunday’s 7-5 win over the Angels, allowing a solo home run while striking out two over one inning. Zach Neto took him deep with two outs before Chapman struck out the next batter to secure his 18th save of the season. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jul 6th	The Brewers acquired RHP Joel Kuhnel from the Brewers for cash considerations. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aroldis Chapman RP - BOS			Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#197
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#183	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#354	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#300	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#287	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#320	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#283
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#139	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#349	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#158
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#165
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#73	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#118
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#311	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#200	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#178
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#172	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#73	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#118	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ LAA
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD			@ LAA
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS			vs PIT
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS			vs PIT
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH			vs MIN
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR			@ SD
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR			@ SD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR			@ SD
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			vs STL
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Thu, Apr 30th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sat, May 9th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Mon, May 25th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Sat, Jun 6th				@ COL	Zach Agnos
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Tue, Jul 21st				vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SEA
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM

Who Should I Trade?

Aroldis Chapman for Joel Kuhnel (2026)

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