Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Chase Burns (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 12	# 211
VBR	# 164	# 409

Projections

Strikeouts	58	20
Wins	3	1
Saves	0	1
ERA	3.80	3.90
WHIP	1.23	1.21

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 7	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 11	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 9	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 9	# 208

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 27	# 134

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 22	# 323

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	38

Games Started	20	0

Innings Pitched	112.2	33.0

Wins	12	3

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	4

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	85	28

Earned Runs	30	15

Home Runs Allowed	13	9

Strikeouts	128	43

Walks	41	13

ERA	2.40	4.09

WHIP	1.12	1.24

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	22

Games Started	9	0

Innings Pitched	50.7	18.9

Wins	3	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	4

Hits Allowed	43	16

Earned Runs	21	8

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	58	20

Walks	18	7

ERA	3.80	3.90

WHIP	1.23	1.21

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
News
	Chase Burns allowed five runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Tuesday's loss to the Guardians. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th	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
	Monday’s contest between the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds has been postponed due to inclement weather the club announced. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th
	Chase Burns and the Reds are in agreement on a seven-year, $105 million extension. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th
	Chase Burns is dealing with groin soreness. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 11th	The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	Reds right-hander Chase Burns allowed three earned runs on three hits and six walks across five innings while earning the win over the Phillies on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th	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
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN			Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#243	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#55
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#30	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#295
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#156	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#168
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#163
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#121
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#89
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#124	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#61	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#178
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#38	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#191
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#309	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#100	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#81	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#20	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#189
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#37
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#86	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#198
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#358	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#187	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#93	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#42
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#94
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#79
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#251
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#362	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#229
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#336
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#166
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#123	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#200
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#122
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#75	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#403
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#213	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#175	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#148
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#26	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#290
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#215	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#80
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#268	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#124
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#265	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#295	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#142
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#168	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#283
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#54	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#89	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#25	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#381
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#219	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#151
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47
Fri, May 22nd				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#268
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#265
Sun, May 24th				vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#150
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#123
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#85	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#142	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#110
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#296	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#363	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#242
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#161
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#100
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#62
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#319	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#133	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#62
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#166	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#17
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#198	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#189	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#70	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#304
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#151	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#189
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#104
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#37
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#48	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#153
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#151	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#154
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#229
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#65	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#110
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#71
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#293	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#97
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#65
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#26	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#39	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#246	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#86
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#127
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#107	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#48
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#110	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#25	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#89	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#110
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#70
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#79
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#183	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#338
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH			vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#94
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#242	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#27
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#55	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#275
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#225	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#130
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#168	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#431
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS			@ WSH
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA			vs STL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA			vs STL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA			vs STL
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL			vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL			vs CWS
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL			vs CWS
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI			@ SEA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI			@ SEA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI			@ SEA
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#80
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#78
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#62
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#275
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#229
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#331
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Chase Burns (2026)

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