Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Gaddis for Joel Kuhnel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 318	# 341
VBR	# 466	# 736

Projections

Strikeouts	18	7
Wins	1	1
Saves	1	0
ERA	4.00	4.27
WHIP	1.28	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 383	# 340

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 251	# 324

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	35

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	36.2	35.1

Wins	1	1

Losses	3	3

Saves	1	6

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	21	5

Hits Allowed	37	38

Earned Runs	15	19

Home Runs Allowed	5	6

Strikeouts	34	22

Walks	15	12

ERA	3.68	4.84

WHIP	1.42	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	22	11

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	19.1	9.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	0

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	6	0

Hits Allowed	17	10

Earned Runs	9	4

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	18	7

Walks	6	3

ERA	4.00	4.27

WHIP	1.28	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
News
	Hunter Gaddis struck out two while allowing one hit on 16 pitches in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, May 22nd	Joel Kuhnel was sent on a rehab assignment on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	The Guardians activated RHP Hunter Gaddis from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th	Joel Kuhnel threw a live batting practice session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Guardians right-hander Hunter Gaddis (forearm) is with the team for their road trip and could be activated at some point during the trip. Brenton Kemp Mon, Apr 13th	Joel Kuhnel will throw his first bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Hunter Gaddis made a rehab appearance on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 29th	Brewers right-hander Joel Kuhnel (shoulder) is dealing with a "minor" impingement, according to skipper Pat Murphy. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
	The Guardians have placed right-hander Hunter Gaddis on the 15-day injured list due to a right forearm strain. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 25th	The Brewers placed Joel Kuhnel on the 15-day IL with a shoulder impingement. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE			Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#218
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#96	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#99
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#149
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#250
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#164
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#191
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#295
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#135	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#114	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#278
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#371	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#103
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#295	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#113
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#184
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#99	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#130
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#164
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#192	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#350
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#385
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-3)	#155	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#101
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#188
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#261	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#156
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#109	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#103	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#140
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson	#143	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#80
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#92
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#96
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#213	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#350	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#54	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#350	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#260
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#142
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#101	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#189
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#431
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#320
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#65	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#101	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#94
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#110	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#151	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#71	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#142	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#278	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#260	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#115
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#280
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#88
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-2)	#175	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#280
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#109
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#130
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#166
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#102
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#263	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#104	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#200	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#158
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#99	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#431
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#320
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#236
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#267	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#188
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#130	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#261
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#75	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#52
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#158	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#59	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#243
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#167
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#103	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#96
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC			vs TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			vs CIN
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs STL
Sat, Apr 4th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69
Thu, May 14th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#167
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62
Sun, Jun 14th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Mon, Jul 27th				@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#102
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#381
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th				@ PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Gaddis for Joel Kuhnel (2026)

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