Who Should I Trade?

Dennis Santana for Joel Kuhnel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Dennis Santana RP - PIT	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 191	# 339
VBR	# 495	# 719

Projections

Strikeouts	21	9
Wins	1	1
Saves	2	0
ERA	4.18	4.12
WHIP	1.32	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 124	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 132	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 267	# 319

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 426	# 340

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Dennis Santana RP - PIT	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	35

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	41.2	35.1

Wins	2	1

Losses	5	3

Saves	2	6

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	5	5

Hits Allowed	42	38

Earned Runs	28	19

Home Runs Allowed	8	6

Strikeouts	37	22

Walks	21	12

ERA	6.05	4.84

WHIP	1.51	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Dennis Santana RP - PIT	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	26	15

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	22.9	12.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	5	1

Hits Allowed	21	12

Earned Runs	11	6

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	21	9

Walks	9	4

ERA	4.18	4.12

WHIP	1.32	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Dennis Santana RP - PIT	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
News
	Dennis Santana recorded only two outs in the top of the ninth inning on Monday, but not before he allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in his second blown save of the year. The Cardinals won, 4-2. David Leisering Mon, Apr 27th	Brewers right-hander Joel Kuhnel (shoulder) is dealing with a "minor" impingement, according to skipper Pat Murphy. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
	Dennis Santana earned his second save of the season on Wednesday, pitching around a one-out hit batter, to help the Pirates to a 2-0 win over the Nationals. David Leisering Thu, Apr 16th	The Brewers placed Joel Kuhnel on the 15-day IL with a shoulder impingement. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th
	Dennis Santana allowed a run on one hit and two walks in the bottom of the ninth for his first blown save of the season on Saturday. The Pirates won the game anyway, 4-3, in 11 innings. David Leisering Sat, Apr 11th	The Brewers selected Joel Kuhnel to their active roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th
	Dennis Santana pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the season on Friday as the Pirates blanked the Cubs, 2-0. David Leisering Fri, Apr 10th	The Brewers acquired RHP Joel Kuhnel from the Brewers for cash considerations. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 7th
	Dennis Santana pitched a perfect top of the ninth - with one strikeout - preserving a 2-2 tie. The Pirates went on to walk-off the Orioles with a run in the bottom half to give Santana his second victory of the year. David Leisering Sun, Apr 5th	The Athletics designated Joel Kuhnel for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Dennis Santana RP - PIT			Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#156
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#84	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#423	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#207	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#126
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#192
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#192	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#134	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#179	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#147	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#192
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#82	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#116
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#149
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#172
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#114
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#109	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#103
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#78
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#103	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#109
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#231	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#240
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#240	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#193
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#209	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#300	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#78
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#187	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23	vs CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#84
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#147	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#297	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#224	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#179
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#162	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Tue, Jul 21st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	vs NYM	Zach Thornton (0-1)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#82
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#72	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL			vs PIT
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM			vs MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA			@ SD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA			@ SD
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL			vs TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs STL
Mon, May 4th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Mon, May 18th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#147
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SEA
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CHC
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Dennis Santana for Joel Kuhnel (2026)

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