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Chris Paddack for Justin Steele (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Justin Steele SP - CHC  | Chris Paddack SP,RP - CIN  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts |
33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 188 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 388 | # 932 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 35 | 30 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.59 | 5.07 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.38 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL60 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 161 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 161 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | ‐ | # 384 |
| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Chris Paddack SP,RP - CIN | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | ‐ | 10 |
| Games Started | ‐ | 9 |
| Innings Pitched | ‐ | 45.2 |
| Wins | ‐ | 0 |
| Losses | ‐ | 7 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| Blown Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| Holds | ‐ | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | ‐ | 61 |
| Earned Runs | ‐ | 35 |
| Home Runs Allowed | ‐ | 7 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 35 |
| Walks | ‐ | 17 |
| ERA | ‐ | 6.90 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.71 |
| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Chris Paddack SP,RP - CIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 7 | 7 |
| Games Started | 7 | 7 |
| Innings Pitched | 37.6 | 37.4 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 35 | 41 |
| Earned Runs | 15 | 21 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 35 | 30 |
| Walks | 11 | 10 |
| ERA | 3.59 | 5.07 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.38 |
| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Chris Paddack SP,RP - CIN | |
| News | ||
| Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Justin Steele will not throw a ball for “multiple weeks." Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | Chris Paddack allowed four earned runs on seven hits and three walks over five innings in Friday's loss to the Braves. Chris Schommer Sat, May 30th | |
| Justin Steele was cleared to begin strengthening exercises on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 27th | Reds right-hander Chris Paddack allowed three earned runs on seven hits and three walks in five innings while taking the loss Saturday versus the Cardinals. Brenton Kemp Sun, May 24th | |
| Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Justin Steele's flexor strain will keep him out of the rotation until after the All-Star Break. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | Friday’s scheduled contest between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds has been postponed due to to inclement weather. Chris Schommer Fri, May 22nd | |
| Justin Steele suffered a setback in his recovery and has been shutdown. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | Chris Paddack will start for the Reds on Saturday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Wed, May 13th | |
| Justin Steele told reporters he’s targeting a return to the Cubs’ rotation in May or June. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st | The Reds are signing Chris Paddack. Ari Koslow Wed, May 13th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Chris Paddack SP,RP - CIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs LAA | George Klassen (0-1) | #337 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | @ TB | Jesse Scholtens (5-3) | #283 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #192 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | vs ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs KC | Luinder Avila | ||||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | @ SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #172 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | vs ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | @ NYY | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ MIL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | @ COL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | @ STL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | vs CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs ATH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | @ CWS | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs STL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | vs LAD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs LAD | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | @ TOR | ||||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
