Who Should I Trade?

Connor Phillips for Jordan Wicks (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Connor Phillips RP - CIN	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 939	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	2	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.52	4.29
WHIP	1.60	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 354

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 481	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Connor Phillips RP - CIN	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	25	4

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	27.2	10.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	2

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	5	0

Hits Allowed	21	18

Earned Runs	17	12

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	28	8

Walks	28	2

ERA	5.53	10.45

WHIP	1.77	1.94

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Connor Phillips RP - CIN	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	6

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	1.8	2.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	2	3

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	2	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.52	4.29

WHIP	1.60	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Connor Phillips RP - CIN	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
News
	The Reds optioned RHP Connor Phillips to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd	The Cubs optioned Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Reds right-hander Connor Phillips notched his first career save on Monday against the visiting Pirates. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 31st	The Cubs optioned LHP Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
		The Cubs recalled LHP Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
		The Cubs have optioned right-hander Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd
		Jordan Wicks allowed three runs on four hits with one strikeout in two innings as the Cubs dropped a 5-1 decision to the Cardinals on Sunday night. David Leisering Sun, May 31st
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Connor Phillips RP - CIN			Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#247
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#170
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#86
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#277	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#54
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#129
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#171
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#329	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#54
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#142	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#140
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#80
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#86	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#167
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#145	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#338
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#157
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#253	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#247	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#193
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#258
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#54	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#253
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#39	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#86
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#174	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#155
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#171	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#129	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#39	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#376
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#284
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#258	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#129
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#37	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#258	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#217
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#286	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#101
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#37
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#17
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#276
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#116
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#189	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#371
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#247
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#234
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#207
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#230
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#38
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#94
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#140	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#228
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#193
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#101
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#159	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#141	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#74
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275
Fri, May 22nd				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Sun, May 24th				vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#111
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23

Who Should I Trade?

Connor Phillips for Jordan Wicks (2026)

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