Who Should I Trade?

Cody Ponce for Rhett Lowder (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Cody Ponce SP,RP - TOR
Expert Recommendation	80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts	20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 189	‐
VBR	# 727	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	20	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.63	‐
WHIP	1.44	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 168	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 165	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 427	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 178	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	‐	# 113

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Cody Ponce SP,RP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	23	1

Games Started	20	1

Innings Pitched	107.0	2.1

Wins	5	0

Losses	8	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	114	1

Earned Runs	61	1

Home Runs Allowed	15	0

Strikeouts	83	3

Walks	43	1

ERA	5.13	3.86

WHIP	1.47	0.86

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Cody Ponce SP,RP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	‐

Games Started	5	‐

Innings Pitched	26.3	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	27	‐

Earned Runs	14	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	20	‐

Walks	10	‐

ERA	4.63	‐

WHIP	1.44	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Cody Ponce SP,RP - TOR
News
	Rhett Lowder allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out one over six innings in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Cody Ponce underwent surgery on his torn ACL on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	Cody Ponce will undergo ACL surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th
	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder pitched six innings of two-run ball, but took a no-decision in an eventual 3-2 win over the Pirates on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st	The Blue Jays transferred Cody Ponce to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 5th
	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on one hit and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th	The Blue Jays placed RHP Cody Ponce on the 15-day injured list with a right knee ACL sprain. Ari Koslow Tue, Mar 31st
	Rhett Lowder allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits while striking out two over 2 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	Cody Ponce has a right ACL sprain and will miss significant time. Ari Koslow Tue, Mar 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN			Cody Ponce SP,RP - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#198	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, May 22nd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, May 24th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Thu, Jun 25th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#274
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th				@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#368
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#79
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			@ KC
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			@ ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL

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Cody Ponce for Rhett Lowder (2026)

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