Who Should I Trade?

Bryan Baker for Pierce Johnson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 37	# 373
VBR	# 215	# 531

Projections

Strikeouts	12	9
Wins	1	1
Saves	6	0
ERA	3.73	4.47
WHIP	1.23	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 41	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 35	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 29	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 44	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 48	# 370

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 62	# 357

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	55	45

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	53.0	38.2

Wins	1	2

Losses	2	1

Saves	39	1

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	2	7

Hits Allowed	30	35

Earned Runs	9	19

Home Runs Allowed	4	6

Strikeouts	59	34

Walks	17	15

ERA	1.53	4.42

WHIP	0.89	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	13	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.7	9.5

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	2

Hits Allowed	9	9

Earned Runs	4	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	12	9

Walks	4	4

ERA	3.73	4.47

WHIP	1.23	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan Baker RP - TB	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
News
	Bryan Baker allowed one walk and no hits in the ninth inning of Saturday's 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres to notch his ninth save of August. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Bryan Baker allowed one hit and hit one batter while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Monday's 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 24th	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	Bryan Baker tossed a scoreless ninth inning while striking out one batter in Wednesday’s 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, recording his 36th save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	Bryan Baker allowed no runs on one hit and no walks in the ninth inning of Saturday's 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners, picking up his 34th save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 9th	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th
	Bryan Baker allowed one earned run on one hit while striking out three in the ninth inning of Friday's 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners, earning his 33rd save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 8th	Reds right-hander Pierce Johnson (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session on Monday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryan Baker RP - TB			Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#269	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#145	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#253	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#217	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#433	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ TOR
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sat, May 9th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Thu, May 14th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, May 23rd				vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Mon, Jun 29th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Thu, Aug 6th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#433
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Mon, Sep 7th				@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan Baker for Pierce Johnson (2026)

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