Who Should I Trade?

Ben Casparius for Luinder Avila (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Ben Casparius SP,RP - LAD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
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Injury Alert	IL60	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 185	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Ben Casparius SP,RP - LAD
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	5

Games Started	12	0

Innings Pitched	70.0	4.2

Wins	5	0

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	71	6

Earned Runs	42	5

Home Runs Allowed	7	1

Strikeouts	61	4

Walks	42	4

ERA	5.40	9.64

WHIP	1.61	2.14

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Ben Casparius SP,RP - LAD
2026 Projections


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Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Ben Casparius SP,RP - LAD
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ben Casparius suffered a setback during his rehab assignment and has been shut down. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd
	Luinder Avila is scheduled to undergo testing on his forearm injury on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The reportes plan is for Ben Casparius to enter spring training as a reliever with the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 2nd
	Luinder Avila allowed six earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out two over 2.2 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 2nd
	The Royals placed RHP Luinder Avila on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Luinder Avila allowed two earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out two over 4.1 innings in Sunday's win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 27th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC			Ben Casparius SP,RP - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th				vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#129
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Tue, Mar 31st				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#119	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th				vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#63
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#283
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Apr 27th				vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, May 11th				vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#198
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#173	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#129
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#209	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#146
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#231
Sat, Jun 20th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#71	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#88	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#145
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Mon, Jun 29th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#71	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#267
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#156
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#247
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#18	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250
Thu, Aug 13th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#268	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#101	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#165
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#219
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#97
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#42	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#160	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13	vs SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#255
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61	vs SF	Yunior Marte (0-2)	#276
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#151
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#146	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#88	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-2)	#276
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	@ SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#151
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Casparius for Luinder Avila (2026)

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