Who Should I Trade?

James Karinchak for Jonathan Loaisiga (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	James Karinchak RP - ATL	Jonathan Loaisiga RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 316
VBR	# 630	# 470

Projections

Strikeouts	18	17
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	1
ERA	4.36	3.73
WHIP	1.43	1.33

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 266

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 325	# 347

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	James Karinchak RP - ATL	Jonathan Loaisiga RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	43

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	9.2	40.0

Wins	0	2

Losses	0	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	1	8

Hits Allowed	4	31

Earned Runs	2	9

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	8	29

Walks	5	9

ERA	1.86	2.03

WHIP	0.93	1.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	James Karinchak RP - ATL	Jonathan Loaisiga RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	19	24

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	14.9	21.3

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	12	21

Earned Runs	7	9

Home Runs Allowed	2	2

Strikeouts	18	17

Walks	8	7

ERA	4.36	3.73

WHIP	1.43	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	James Karinchak RP - ATL	Jonathan Loaisiga RP - ARI
News
	The Braves have recalled right-hander James Karinchak from Triple-A Gwinnett. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 7th	Jonathan Loaisiga pitched around a single and a double in the ninth inning to earn his first save of the season as the Diamondbacks defeated the Tigers, 1-0, on Wednesday. David Leisering Thu, Apr 2nd
	James Karinchak was optioned back to Triple-A Gwinnett ahead of Friday's game against the Mets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 3rd	The Diamondbacks selected the contract of RHP Jonathan Loaisiga. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	James Karinchak was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jun 10th	D-backs reliever Jonathan Loaisiga has made the Opening Day roster. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 22nd
	The Braves have reassigned right-hander James Karinchak to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 11th	The Diamondbacks signed RHP Jonathan Loáisiga to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Wed, Jan 14th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	James Karinchak RP - ATL			Jonathan Loaisiga RP - ARI
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#180
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#138	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#74
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#155
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#126
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#297	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#32	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#187
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#166	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#399	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#287
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#168	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#113	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#215	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#226
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#176	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#312
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-2)	#207	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#143	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#299	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#143	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#118
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#212	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH			@ CLE
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA			vs SD
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA			vs SD
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA			vs SD
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY			vs LAD
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY			vs LAD
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY			vs LAD
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM			vs COL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM			vs COL
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM			vs COL
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN			@ BOS
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN			@ BOS
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN			@ BOS
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL			vs CIN
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD			vs CHC
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD			vs CHC
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD			@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL			@ SF
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL			@ SF
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	vs PHI
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI			@ HOU
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI			@ KC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			@ KC
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ SD
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Thu, May 7th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Mon, May 25th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#280
Mon, Jun 15th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243
Tue, Jun 16th				vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41
Mon, Jun 29th				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SD
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC

Who Should I Trade?

James Karinchak for Jonathan Loaisiga (2026)

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