Who Should I Trade?

Brent Headrick for Luinder Avila (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 175	‐
VBR	# 452	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	6	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.74	‐
WHIP	1.24	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 105	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 63	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 264	# 185

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	75	21

Games Started	0	12

Innings Pitched	73.1	70.0

Wins	7	5

Losses	3	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	28	0

Hits Allowed	64	71

Earned Runs	16	42

Home Runs Allowed	4	7

Strikeouts	91	61

Walks	24	42

ERA	1.96	5.40

WHIP	1.20	1.61

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	5.7	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	5	‐

Earned Runs	2	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	6	‐

Walks	2	‐

ERA	3.74	‐

WHIP	1.24	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
News
		Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
		Luinder Avila is scheduled to undergo testing on his forearm injury on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
		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
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY			Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#157	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#195	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#388
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#41
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#222	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#198
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#227	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#266	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#151
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#145	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#294
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#157
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#148	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#240	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#169
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#362	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#148	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#177
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#388
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#375
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#210	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#237	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#227
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#220
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#297	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#323	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#294
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#177	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#199
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#177	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#148
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#237	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#266
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#145
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#281
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#191	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#165
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#227	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#196
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#318
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#165
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#312
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#165	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#345	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#366
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#178	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#375
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#400
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#398
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#192	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#396
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#305
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#213	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#220	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#156
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#209
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#144	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#236	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#137
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#87	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#145
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#151
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#147
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#162	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#145
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#239	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#51
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#400	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#398
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#22
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#130
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	@ PIT	Khristian Curtis (1-0)	#360
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs CLE
Sun, Mar 29th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Sat, May 23rd				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Sat, Jun 6th				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42
Sat, Jul 18th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#175
Tue, Jul 21st				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#395
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI	Derek Law
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#236

Who Should I Trade?

Brent Headrick for Luinder Avila (2026)

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