Who Should I Trade?

Brock Burke for Caleb Thielbar (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Brock Burke RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 227	# 345
VBR	# 477	# 731

Projections

Strikeouts	8	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.85	4.36
WHIP	1.22	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 208	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 194	# 302

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 323	# 379

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Brock Burke RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	52	70

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	44.2	67.1

Wins	3	6

Losses	2	5

Saves	3	2

Blown Saves	4	1

Holds	7	17

Hits Allowed	42	49

Earned Runs	25	19

Home Runs Allowed	11	5

Strikeouts	55	71

Walks	17	39

ERA	5.04	2.54

WHIP	1.32	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Brock Burke RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.9	7.6

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	2

Hits Allowed	6	7

Earned Runs	3	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	8	7

Walks	3	3

ERA	3.85	4.36

WHIP	1.22	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Brock Burke RP - CIN
News
	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Caleb Thielbar is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Wednesday ahead of a minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th	Reds reliever Brock Burke earned his first career Sunday in a 2-1 win over the Rangers. Brenton Kemp Mon, Apr 6th
	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th	The Reds are acquiring Brock Burke from the Angels in a three-team trade. Ari Koslow Thu, Jan 15th
	Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th	Brock Burke and the Angels avoided arbitration and the lefthander will make $2.325 million in 2026. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th
	The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Thursday that Caleb Thielbar exited in the ninth inning due to left hamstring tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC			Brock Burke RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sat, Apr 4th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#208	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#303
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#228
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#208
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sun, Jun 21st				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#357
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#131
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28

Who Should I Trade?

Brock Burke for Caleb Thielbar (2026)

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