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Brock Burke for Nick Mears (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Brock Burke RP - CIN  | Nick Mears RP - KC  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 273 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 530 | # 668 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 38 | 29 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 2 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.14 | 4.37 |
| WHIP | 1.37 | 1.36 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL15 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 266 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 356 | # 380 |
| Brock Burke RP - CIN | Nick Mears RP - KC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 28 | 21 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 26.0 | 19.1 |
| Wins | 1 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 3 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 2 |
| Holds | 6 | 5 |
| Hits Allowed | 22 | 18 |
| Earned Runs | 11 | 11 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 26 | 15 |
| Walks | 16 | 11 |
| ERA | 3.81 | 5.12 |
| WHIP | 1.46 | 1.50 |
| Brock Burke RP - CIN | Nick Mears RP - KC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 43 | 33 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 40.6 | 31.1 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 8 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 38 | 29 |
| Earned Runs | 19 | 15 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 38 | 29 |
| Walks | 16 | 13 |
| ERA | 4.14 | 4.37 |
| WHIP | 1.37 | 1.36 |
| Brock Burke RP - CIN | Nick Mears RP - KC | |
| News | ||
| Reds reliever Brock Burke earned his first career Sunday in a 2-1 win over the Rangers. Brenton Kemp Mon, Apr 6th | The Royals placed Nick Mears on the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| The Reds are acquiring Brock Burke from the Angels in a three-team trade. Ari Koslow Thu, Jan 15th | Nick Mears and the Kansas City Royals agreed on a one-year deal that will pay the righthander $1.9 million for the 2026 season. David Leisering Mon, Jan 12th | |
| Brock Burke and the Angels avoided arbitration and the lefthander will make $2.325 million in 2026. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Brock Burke RP - CIN | Nick Mears RP - KC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs LAA | George Klassen (0-1) | #337 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ TB | Jesse Scholtens (5-3) | #283 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | vs DET | Burch Smith | |
| Sun, May 10th | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | |
| Tue, May 12th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #192 | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs KC | Luinder Avila | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #172 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ SD | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs ARI | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs ARI | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs ARI | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs NYM | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs NYM | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs NYM | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ NYY | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ NYY | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ NYY | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs MIL | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs MIL | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs MIL | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ PIT | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ PIT | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ PIT | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ MIL | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ MIL | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ MIL | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ MIL | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs BAL | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs BAL | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs BAL | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs PHI | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs PHI | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs PHI | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs CHC | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs CHC | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs CHC | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ COL | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ COL | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ COL | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ SEA | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ SEA | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ SEA | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ STL | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ STL | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ STL | @ DET | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs CLE | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs CLE | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs CLE | @ MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs PIT | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs PIT | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs PIT | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs PIT | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs ATH | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs ATH | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs ATH | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ WSH | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ WSH | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ WSH | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ CWS | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ CWS | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ CWS | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs MIA | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs MIA | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs MIA | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs STL | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs STL | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs STL | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs STL | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ ARI | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ ARI | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ ARI | vs DET | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ SF | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ SF | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs SD | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs SD | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs SD | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs MIL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs MIL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs MIL | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ LAD | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ LAD | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ LAD | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ MIL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ MIL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ MIL | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs LAD | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs LAD | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs LAD | @ HOU | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs LAD | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs CHC | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs CHC | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs CHC | @ PIT | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ ATL | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ ATL | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ ATL | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ TOR | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ TOR | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ TOR | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs TEX | |||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs STL | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TB | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs PHI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ DET | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAD | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ TOR | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | |||||
