Who Should I Trade?

Eric Orze for Pierce Johnson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Eric Orze RP - MIN	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 364	# 372
VBR	# 878	# 650

Projections

Strikeouts	3	5
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.68	4.21
WHIP	1.47	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 409	# 357

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 347	# 374

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Orze RP - MIN	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	36	52

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	41.1	44.2

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	1

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	4	1

Holds	7	8

Hits Allowed	42	44

Earned Runs	26	24

Home Runs Allowed	1	8

Strikeouts	36	37

Walks	21	18

ERA	5.66	4.84

WHIP	1.52	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Orze RP - MIN	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	6

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	2.8	4.6

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	3	4

Earned Runs	1	2

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	3	5

Walks	1	2

ERA	4.68	4.21

WHIP	1.47	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Orze RP - MIN	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
News
	Eric Orze struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, Apr 10th	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Orze posted a 3.02 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 40:19 K:BB across 41.2 innings in 33 appearances with Tampa Bay last season before being traded to Minnesota this offseason. He's struggled with his control this spring, allowing five runs over 6.2 innings with an 8:6 K:BB and a 6.75 ERA. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
		The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
		Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th
		Reds right-hander Pierce Johnson (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session on Monday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Eric Orze RP - MIN			Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#162	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#204	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#333
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#387	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#81
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#6	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#393
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#394
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#194
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#363
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#263	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#190	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#361	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#180	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#302	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#256
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#137
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#302	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#366	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#71	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#176
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#206
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#394	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#194	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#396	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#239	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#374
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#150	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#320
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#391
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#394
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#396
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#227	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#100
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#309	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#6	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#309	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#71	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#392
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#168
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#8	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#137	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#100
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#94	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#327	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#366	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#143	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#228	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#327
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#77	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#366	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#77	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#156	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#15	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#9
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#150	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#303
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#134	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#94
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#247	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#178
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#142	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ TOR
Tue, Mar 31st				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Mon, Apr 20th				@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#308
Mon, May 4th				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#169
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Wed, Jun 17th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 14th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Eric Orze for Pierce Johnson (2026)

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