Who Should I Trade?

Blas Castano for Kevin Ginkel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Blas Castano SP,RP - COL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 285	‐
VBR	# 455	# 1113

Projections

Strikeouts	21	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	1	0
ERA	3.99	5.45
WHIP	1.33	1.61

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 215	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 343	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Blas Castano SP,RP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	47	10

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	44.1	20.2

Wins	4	1

Losses	3	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	10	0

Hits Allowed	39	22

Earned Runs	16	9

Home Runs Allowed	5	4

Strikeouts	43	17

Walks	12	6

ERA	3.25	3.92

WHIP	1.15	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Blas Castano SP,RP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	23	10

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	20.2	7.6

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	4	0

Hits Allowed	19	9

Earned Runs	9	5

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	21	6

Walks	7	3

ERA	3.99	5.45

WHIP	1.33	1.61

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Blas Castano SP,RP - COL
News
	Arizona's bullpen heading into Opening Day consists entirely of right-handed pitchers, and Ginkel and Juan Morillo have been tasked with handling tough left-handed hitters. Ginkel's career splits are nearly identical against both sides (.312 OBP vs. righties, .311 vs. lefties), though in 2025 he was more effective against lefties, posting a 90 OPS+ against them compared to 137 OPS+ when facing right-handed hitters. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 24th	Blas Castano is scheduled to throw another bullpen on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters that he’s not locked into a particular closer to open the 2026 season. Ari Koslow Tue, Feb 17th	Rockies right-hander Blas Castano (pectoral) threw his first bullpen session on Wednesday and plans to do so again on July 28. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th
	Kevin Ginkel threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Feb 10th	Blas Castano is hopeful to face hitters this week. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st
	The Diamondbacks signed RHP Kevin Ginkel to a one-year, $2.725 million deal to avoid arbitration. Ari Koslow Fri, Jan 9th	Blas Castano is continuing his throwing program. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
		Blas Castano has begun playing catch. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI			Blas Castano SP,RP - COL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#67	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Sun, Mar 29th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#246	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#156
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th				vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#313
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#190
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#116
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#250
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202
Thu, Apr 16th				@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#373
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#160	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#67
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#156	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Mon, Apr 20th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#295
Fri, Apr 24th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#196
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#125	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#420
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#309
Mon, May 4th				vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Thu, May 14th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#102
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#161
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#191
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#134
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#205	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#269	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#115
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#409
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#115
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#230
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#87
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#205
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-1)	#180
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#22
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#152
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#331
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#331	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#292	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#158	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD			@ STL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD			@ STL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD			@ STL
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL			@ SF
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL			@ SF
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL			@ SF
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS			vs LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN			vs CLE
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC			@ WSH
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			@ WSH
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 30th				@ ATL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			vs BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			vs STL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th				vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#85
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC

Who Should I Trade?

Blas Castano for Kevin Ginkel (2026)

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