Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Orion Kerkering (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 184	# 241
VBR	# 664	# 404

Projections

Strikeouts	7	11
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.94	3.56
WHIP	1.32	1.33

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 205	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 194	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 208	# 251

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	# 187

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	51	56

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	53.0	51.2

Wins	2	7

Losses	3	1

Saves	6	1

Blown Saves	4	3

Holds	12	16

Hits Allowed	57	38

Earned Runs	28	20

Home Runs Allowed	8	3

Strikeouts	44	55

Walks	19	27

ERA	4.75	3.48

WHIP	1.43	1.26

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.2	10.7

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	3

Hits Allowed	6	9

Earned Runs	3	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	7	11

Walks	2	4

ERA	3.94	3.56

WHIP	1.32	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI
News
	The Astros optioned Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Phillies officially activated Orion Kerkering from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th
	The Astros are calling Bryan King back up to the majors. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Kerkering pitched on back-to-back days for Triple-A Lehigh Valley during his rehab stint and made his final appearance Saturday, striking out two and allowing one hit in a scoreless inning against Triple-A Durham. He rejoined the Phillies in San Francisco on Monday. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th
	The Astros optioned LHP Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Orion Kerkering will pitch for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 3rd
	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 Orion Kerkering on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Bryan King allowed one hit while striking out one over one scoreless inning to earn the save in a 3-0 win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sat, May 23rd	Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering (hamstring) said he expects to pitch in a Grapefruit League game on Tuesday and is expecting to be ready to start the season on time. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 14th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryan King RP - HOU			Orion Kerkering RP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#53
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#214
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#281
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ ARI	Kade Strowd
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ ATL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ ATL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ WSH
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ NYM
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)	#138
Thu, May 7th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Thu, Jun 18th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th				vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Aug 17th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Orion Kerkering (2026)

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