Who Should I Trade?

Connor Phillips for Michael Lorenzen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR	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	# 396	# 886

Projections

Strikeouts	9	2
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.69	4.48
WHIP	1.42	1.54

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 393	# 481

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR	Connor Phillips RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	30	25

Games Started	25	0

Innings Pitched	124.1	27.2

Wins	3	1

Losses	12	0

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	180	21

Earned Runs	99	17

Home Runs Allowed	22	3

Strikeouts	88	28

Walks	51	28

ERA	7.17	5.53

WHIP	1.86	1.77

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR	Connor Phillips RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	4

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	11.3	2.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	12	2

Earned Runs	6	1

Home Runs Allowed	2	0

Strikeouts	9	2

Walks	4	1

ERA	4.69	4.48

WHIP	1.42	1.54

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR	Connor Phillips RP - CIN
News
	The Blue Jays have signed right-hander Michael Lorenzen to a one-year deal. Brenton Kemp Thu, Aug 27th	The Reds optioned RHP Connor Phillips to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	The Rockies released RHP Michael Lorenzen. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Reds right-hander Connor Phillips notched his first career save on Monday against the visiting Pirates. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 31st
	The Rockies designated Michael Lorenzen for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Michael Lorenzen allowed six earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out one over 3 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Giants. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	Michael Lorenzen allowed four runs (two earned) on eight hits and three walks while striking out one over 4 1/3 innings in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR			Connor Phillips RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#381	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#55	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#55	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#373
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#186	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#185	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#262
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#112	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#258
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Thu, May 7th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149
Thu, May 14th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#191
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Mon, Jun 15th				vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#171
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Sun, Jun 21st				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#288
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#156	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#38
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#283
Thu, Jul 9th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#306	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#246
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#321
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Thu, Jul 30th				vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#136	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#80	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#398
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#210
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#141
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, Aug 17th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#49	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#158
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#391	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#47	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#161	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#391	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#208	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#81	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134	vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#10
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#156	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#104	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			@ TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#49
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#270
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#378
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#113
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Connor Phillips for Michael Lorenzen (2026)

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