Who Should I Trade?

Chris Murphy for Joel Kuhnel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Chris Murphy RP - CWS	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 339
VBR	# 707	# 720

Projections

Strikeouts	19	9
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.25	4.12
WHIP	1.45	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 319

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 318	# 340

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Chris Murphy RP - CWS	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	35

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	23.0	35.1

Wins	3	1

Losses	0	3

Saves	1	6

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	1	5

Hits Allowed	21	38

Earned Runs	11	19

Home Runs Allowed	2	6

Strikeouts	22	22

Walks	12	12

ERA	4.30	4.84

WHIP	1.43	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Chris Murphy RP - CWS	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	23	15

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	21.0	12.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	1

Hits Allowed	19	12

Earned Runs	10	6

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	19	9

Walks	10	4

ERA	4.25	4.12

WHIP	1.45	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Chris Murphy RP - CWS	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
News
	The White Sox optioned Chris Murphy to Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th	Joel Kuhnel will throw his first bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	The White Sox recalled LHP Chris Murphy from Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st	Brewers right-hander Joel Kuhnel (shoulder) is dealing with a "minor" impingement, according to skipper Pat Murphy. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
	The White Sox activated LHP Chris Murphy from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th	The Brewers placed Joel Kuhnel on the 15-day IL with a shoulder impingement. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th
	Chris Murphy is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Saturday with Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 24th	The Brewers selected Joel Kuhnel to their active roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th
	White Sox reliever Chris Murphy has made the Opening Day roster. Brenton Kemp Mon, Mar 16th	The Brewers acquired RHP Joel Kuhnel from the Brewers for cash considerations. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Chris Murphy RP - CWS			Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#150
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#132	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#166	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#296	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#128
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#128	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#236	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#287	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#377	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#171	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#287
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#22
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#115
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#223	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#149
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#128	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#171
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#102	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#101
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#192	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#370
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#242
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#240
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#152	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#115	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#57	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#181
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#126
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#148
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#94
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#51	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#84
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#292	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#94
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#313	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#51	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#182
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#134	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#146	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#220
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#91	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#99	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#82	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#162	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#20	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-0)	#145	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#240
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#22	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#22
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103	@ LAA
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB			@ LAA
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS			vs PIT
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS			vs PIT
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE			vs MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN			@ SD
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN			@ SD
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#181	vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			vs CHC
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs CIN
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs STL
Thu, Apr 30th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#192
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Chris Murphy for Joel Kuhnel (2026)

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