Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Jonathan Bowlan (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Jonathan Bowlan RP - PHI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 186	# 308
VBR	# 683	# 410

Projections

Strikeouts	6	8
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.10	3.82
WHIP	1.29	1.22

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 205	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 194	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 252	# 286

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 208	# 311

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Jonathan Bowlan RP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	52	55

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	54.0	53.0

Wins	2	2

Losses	4	2

Saves	6	2

Blown Saves	4	4

Holds	12	13

Hits Allowed	58	38

Earned Runs	28	18

Home Runs Allowed	8	7

Strikeouts	44	67

Walks	19	14

ERA	4.67	3.06

WHIP	1.43	0.98

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Jonathan Bowlan RP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.1	7.4

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	2

Hits Allowed	6	6

Earned Runs	3	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	6	8

Walks	2	2

ERA	4.10	3.82

WHIP	1.29	1.22

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Jonathan Bowlan RP - PHI
News
	Bryan King was called up from Triple-A ahead of Friday's game against the Diamondbacks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 4th	Jonathan Bowlan worked a scoreless bottom of the ninth, striking out two and hitting a batter to earn the save in Friday's 5-3 win over the Angels. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Aug 29th
	The Astros optioned Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Jonathan Bowlan retired all three batters who came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning of Monday's 6-5 win over the Cardinals, striking out one and recording his first career save. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 11th
	The Astros are calling Bryan King back up to the majors. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Phillies activated Jonathan Bowlan from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	The Astros optioned LHP Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Jonathan Bowlan is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Apr 26th
	Bryan King is expected to step into the set-up role in the Astros bullpen with the return of Josh Hader. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd	The Phillies placed RHP Jonathan Bowlan on the 15-day injured list with a right groin strain. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryan King RP - HOU			Jonathan Bowlan RP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-2)	#76
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#394	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#395
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#203
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#258	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#393	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#261
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#373
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#140
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#86
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs TB
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Thu, May 7th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Thu, Jun 18th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Thu, Aug 6th				vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Mon, Aug 17th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Jonathan Bowlan (2026)

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