Who Should I Trade?

Jeffrey Springs for Mitch Spence (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jeffrey Springs SP - ATH	Mitch Spence SP,RP - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 175	‐
VBR	# 701	# 854

Projections

Strikeouts	39	10
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.02	4.92
WHIP	1.40	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 199	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 211	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 184	# 465

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jeffrey Springs SP - ATH	Mitch Spence SP,RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	3

Games Started	22	1

Innings Pitched	108.0	9.1

Wins	3	0

Losses	11	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	116	19

Earned Runs	74	22

Home Runs Allowed	28	3

Strikeouts	88	6

Walks	44	9

ERA	6.17	21.21

WHIP	1.48	3.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jeffrey Springs SP - ATH	Mitch Spence SP,RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	9

Games Started	8	2

Innings Pitched	46.5	13.3

Wins	2	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	48	15

Earned Runs	26	7

Home Runs Allowed	9	2

Strikeouts	39	10

Walks	16	4

ERA	5.02	4.92

WHIP	1.40	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jeffrey Springs SP - ATH	Mitch Spence SP,RP - KC
News
	Jeffrey Springs allowed two earned runs on four hits and five walks while striking out two over four innings in Friday's loss to the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 1st	The Royals optioned RHP Mitch Spence to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th
	A's left-hander Jeffrey Springs (hip) had his MRI come back clean and is expected to make his next start on Friday against the Tigers. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th	Mitch Spence is expected to make a bulk relief appearance on Friday against the White Sox. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Jeffrey Springs allowed four earned runs on four hits and one walk over 1 1/3 innings in a loss to the Twins. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th	The Royals recalled Mitch Spence from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Jeffrey Springs left his start early on Sunday against the Twins with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	The Royals optioned RHP Mitch Spence to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 16th
	Jeffrey Springs allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out two over five innings in Monday’s win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 21st	The Royals recalled Mitch Spence from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jeffrey Springs SP - ATH			Mitch Spence SP,RP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#178
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#175
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#198	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#46
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#110	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#320	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#25
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#104	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-3)	#157
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#428	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#197
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#221	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#275
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#308
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#156	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#107
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#334
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#240	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#83	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#130	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#132	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#83	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#130	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#161
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#351	@ LAD
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB			@ LAD
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC			vs ATH
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU			vs DET
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU			vs DET
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU			vs DET
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN			@ TOR
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN			@ TOR
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			vs CLE
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#85
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Jeffrey Springs for Mitch Spence (2026)

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