Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Connor Phillips (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Connor Phillips RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 229	‐
VBR	# 465	# 384

Projections

Strikeouts	2	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.32	4.89
WHIP	1.32	1.23

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 208	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 210	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 323	# 481

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Connor Phillips RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	57	25

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	48.2	27.2

Wins	3	1

Losses	4	0

Saves	3	1

Blown Saves	4	0

Holds	7	5

Hits Allowed	47	21

Earned Runs	27	17

Home Runs Allowed	11	3

Strikeouts	59	28

Walks	18	28

ERA	4.99	5.53

WHIP	1.34	1.77

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Connor Phillips RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	1.9	1.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	2	1

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	2	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.32	4.89

WHIP	1.32	1.23

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC	Connor Phillips RP - CIN
News
	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	The Reds recalled RHP Connor Phillips from Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd
	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th	The Reds optioned RHP Connor Phillips to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th	Reds right-hander Connor Phillips notched his first career save on Monday against the visiting Pirates. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 31st
	The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	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
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC			Connor Phillips RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#158	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#143	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#199	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#84	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#69	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#162	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#285
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#207
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#84
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#309	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#197
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#167
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#157	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#167	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#84	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#235
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#162
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#69
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#277	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#69	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#203	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#307
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#206
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#339
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#236	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#334	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#227
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)	#244	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#219	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#24	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#172	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#157	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#23
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#157
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#67
Sat, Apr 4th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Sun, Jun 21st				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#125
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Sun, Sep 27th				@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76

Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Connor Phillips (2026)

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