Who Should I Trade?

Connor Phillips for Luinder Avila (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Connor Phillips RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 772

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	2
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.93
WHIP	‐	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 185	# 481

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Connor Phillips RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	25

Games Started	12	0

Innings Pitched	70.0	27.2

Wins	5	1

Losses	4	0

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	71	21

Earned Runs	42	17

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	61	28

Walks	42	28

ERA	5.40	5.53

WHIP	1.61	1.77

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Connor Phillips RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	4

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	1.6

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	1

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	2

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	4.93

WHIP	‐	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Connor Phillips RP - CIN
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Reds optioned RHP Connor Phillips to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Luinder Avila is scheduled to undergo testing on his forearm injury on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Reds right-hander Connor Phillips notched his first career save on Monday against the visiting Pirates. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 31st
	Luinder Avila allowed six earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out two over 2.2 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 2nd
	The Royals placed RHP Luinder Avila on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Luinder Avila allowed two earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out two over 4.1 innings in Sunday's win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 27th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC			Connor Phillips RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Mar 31st				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#264
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#67	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#102	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#234
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#102
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#110
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#196
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#259
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#285	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#169
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#314	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#198
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#195
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#44
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#280
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#164
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#93	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#142	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#150
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#77
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#158	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#44
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10
Sat, Jun 20th				@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#290
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#289
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#98
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#318	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#114
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#289
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#98
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#32	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#187
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#31
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#354
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#197	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#211
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#142
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#31	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#170
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#74	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#83
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#117	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#237	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#166	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#87	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#40
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#125	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#244
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#98
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#95
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#38	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#98
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#114
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#224	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#74
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#213	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#99
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#31
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#173
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#318	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#115
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#138
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#201
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54

Who Should I Trade?

Connor Phillips for Luinder Avila (2026)

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