Who Should I Trade?

Ben Joyce for Jared Koenig (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ben Joyce RP - LAA	Jared Koenig RP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 185	# 332
VBR	# 330	# 781

Projections

Strikeouts	7	4
Wins	0	0
Saves	2	0
ERA	3.81	4.23
WHIP	1.37	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 211	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 196	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 77	# 277

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 384

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Joyce RP - LAA	Jared Koenig RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	11	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.1	7.0

Wins	0	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	3	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	2	1

Hits Allowed	4	12

Earned Runs	3	7

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	13	7

Walks	5	7

ERA	2.61	9.00

WHIP	0.87	2.71

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Joyce RP - LAA	Jared Koenig RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	6

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.5	4.0

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	6	4

Earned Runs	3	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	7	4

Walks	3	2

ERA	3.81	4.23

WHIP	1.37	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Joyce RP - LAA	Jared Koenig RP - MIL
News
	The Angels activated RHP Ben Joyce from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Brewers optioned Jared Koenig to Triple-A Nashville. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Ben Joyce threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	The Brewers activated Jared Koenig from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Ben Joyce threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	Jared Koenig will be activated from the injured list on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
	Angels right-hander Ben Joyce (shoulder) is having his rehab assignment moved to Triple-A Salt Lake. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 23rd	The Brewers say Jared Koenig’s next outing may very well be back in the majors. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	Ben Joyce began a rehab assignment in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 8th	Jared Koenig’s next rehab outing is slated for Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Joyce RP - LAA			Jared Koenig RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#283
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#163
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#337	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#167
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#402
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#86	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#242
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#236	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#101	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-2)	#161	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			vs STL
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Thu, May 14th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Mon, May 25th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jul 1st				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Joyce for Jared Koenig (2026)

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