Who Should I Trade?

Chase Burns for Jeff Criswell (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 12	‐
VBR	# 150	# 1053

Projections

Strikeouts	62	6
Wins	3	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.83	5.01
WHIP	1.22	1.50

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 7	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 11	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 9	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 9	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 27	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 22	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	3

Games Started	20	0

Innings Pitched	112.2	4.0

Wins	12	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	85	4

Earned Runs	30	2

Home Runs Allowed	13	2

Strikeouts	128	3

Walks	41	3

ERA	2.40	4.50

WHIP	1.12	1.75

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	9

Games Started	10	0

Innings Pitched	53.5	6.5

Wins	3	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	46	7

Earned Runs	23	4

Home Runs Allowed	7	1

Strikeouts	62	6

Walks	19	3

ERA	3.83	5.01

WHIP	1.22	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Chase Burns SP,RP - CIN	Jeff Criswell RP - COL
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	Jeff Criswell is hopeful to receive an MRI before devising a rehab plan. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	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	The Rockies have placed right-hander Jeff Criswell on the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder strain. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 18th
	Chase Burns and the Reds are in agreement on a seven-year, $105 million extension. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	The Rockies optioned RHP Jeff Criswell to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
	Chase Burns is dealing with groin soreness. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 11th	The Rockies have recalled right-hander Jeff Criswell from Triple-A Albuquerque. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 9th
	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	The Rockies activated Jeff Criswell from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th
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			Jeff Criswell RP - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#243
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#150
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#321
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#179
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#257
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#325	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#107
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#238
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#368
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#62
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#100
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#358	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#257
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#187
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#330
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#303
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#262	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#304	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#166	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#113
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#157
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#67	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#303	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#298	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#356	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#337	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#413
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#206	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#187	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#174
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#349	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#316
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#198
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#301	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#100
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-1)	#161
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#174	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#32	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#216	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#192
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#323
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#220
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#298
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#203	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#203	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	@ STL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH			@ STL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH			@ STL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS			@ ARI
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA			@ SF
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA			@ SF
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA			@ SF
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL			vs LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI			vs CLE
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF			@ WSH
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			vs BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			vs STL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			vs STL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#272
Thu, May 21st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Fri, May 22nd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Sun, May 24th				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#199
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#86
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY

Who Should I Trade?

Chase Burns for Jeff Criswell (2026)

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