Who Should I Trade?

Janson Junk for Pierce Johnson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 151	# 373
VBR	# 450	# 554

Projections

Strikeouts	19	10
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.54	4.40
WHIP	1.34	1.37

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 188	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 146	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 167	# 370

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 120	# 357

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	44

Games Started	19	0

Innings Pitched	98.1	38.1

Wins	6	2

Losses	8	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	1	7

Hits Allowed	102	35

Earned Runs	46	19

Home Runs Allowed	12	6

Strikeouts	68	34

Walks	26	15

ERA	4.21	4.46

WHIP	1.30	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	12

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	26.8	9.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	28	9

Earned Runs	14	5

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	19	10

Walks	7	4

ERA	4.54	4.40

WHIP	1.34	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
News
	Janson Junk allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk while striking out two across six innings in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Aug 13th	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Janson Junk allowed two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out one run across three innings in Thursday's 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Aug 7th	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	Janson Junk allowed one unearned run on three hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 5-2 win over the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 31st	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	Janson Junk allowed one run on seven hits and no walks while striking out six across 4.2 innings in Sunday's 5-3 loss against the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 26th	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th
	Janson Junk allowed six runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three across four innings in Monday's 8-5 loss to the Houston Astros. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st	Reds right-hander Pierce Johnson (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session on Monday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA			Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			@ TOR
Thu, Mar 26th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Janson Junk for Pierce Johnson (2026)

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