Who Should I Trade?

Jared Koenig for Pierce Johnson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 332	# 372
VBR	# 470	# 683

Projections

Strikeouts	2	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.23	4.30
WHIP	1.29	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 384	# 357

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 277	# 374

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jared Koenig RP - MIL	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	54

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.0	46.2

Wins	0	2

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	1	8

Hits Allowed	12	45

Earned Runs	7	25

Home Runs Allowed	1	8

Strikeouts	7	39

Walks	7	19

ERA	9.00	4.82

WHIP	2.71	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jared Koenig RP - MIL	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	1.6	2.3

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	1	2

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	2	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.23	4.30

WHIP	1.29	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jared Koenig RP - MIL	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
News
	The Brewers optioned Jared Koenig to Triple-A Nashville. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	The Brewers activated Jared Koenig from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	Jared Koenig will be activated from the injured list on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	The Brewers say Jared Koenig’s next outing may very well be back in the majors. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th
	Jared Koenig’s next rehab outing is slated for Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	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
	Jared Koenig RP - MIL			Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#152	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#147	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#123	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#119	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#153	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#122
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#109	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#119	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#109
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#168
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#33	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#277
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#224	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#119
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#226	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#168	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#95	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#93
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#244
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#277	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#338	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#114	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#60
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#240
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#278
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#94
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#93	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#25
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#112
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#278
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#94
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#331
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#163
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#156
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#248	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#243	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#25	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#149
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#126
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#95	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#248	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#104	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#93
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#178
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#93	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#94
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#93	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#94
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#112
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#297	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#25	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#28
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#295	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#193	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#93
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#143
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#228	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#214	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#70
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Apr 20th				@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#256
Tue, May 5th				@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 7th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Mon, Jun 15th				vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#134
Fri, Jul 10th				vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Thu, Jul 30th				vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Mon, Aug 17th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1

Who Should I Trade?

Jared Koenig for Pierce Johnson (2026)

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