Who Should I Trade?

JJ Bleday for Sal Frelick (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	JJ Bleday LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 141	# 188
VBR	# 146	# 564

Projections

Runs	27	14
Home Runs	9	2
RBI	27	11
Stolen Bases	2	3
Batting Average	.238	.260

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 144	# 152

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 145	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 142	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 116	# 204

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 74	# 175

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 158	# 141

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	JJ Bleday LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL
2026 Stats


At Bats	262	276

Runs	38	33

Hits	62	65

Singles	33	47

Doubles	11	14

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	17	4

RBI	44	34

Stolen Bases	5	6

Caught Stealing	3	2

Walks	41	25

Strikeouts	62	31

Batting Average	.237	.236

On Base Pct	.342	.301

Slugging Pct	.481	.330

On-base Plus Slugging	.823	.630

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	JJ Bleday LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL
2026 Projections


At Bats	180	106

Runs	27	14

Hits	43	27

Singles	24	20

Doubles	9	5

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	9	2

RBI	27	11

Stolen Bases	2	3

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	24	10

Strikeouts	47	16

Batting Average	.238	.260

On Base Pct	.332	.325

Slugging Pct	.452	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.784	.695

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	JJ Bleday LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL
News
	Reds outfielder JJ Bleday went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-3 win over the Mariners on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 23rd	Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Sal Frelick will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	JJ Bleday went 1-for-3 in a 4-0 win over the Cubs with a two-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	Sal Frelick remains without a clear timetable to return. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Reds outfielder JJ Bleday went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, an additional run, an additional RBI, and a walk in a 11-5 win over the Phillies on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th	The Brewers placed OF Sal Frelick on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	Reds outfielder JJ Bleday went 2-for-4 with a homer, four RBI, and an additional run scored in a 12-0 rout of the Mets on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 16th	Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters that Sal Frelick could miss extended time. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	Reds outfielder JJ Bleday went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in a 5-3 loss to the D-backs on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 15th	Sal Frelick left Friday’s game against the Marlins due to right shoulder soreness. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	JJ Bleday LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN			Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#197
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#316	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#320
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#350
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#284
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#158
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#165
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#187	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#275	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#213	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#339	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#118
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#223
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#199	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#178
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#234	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#260	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH			vs PIT
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH			vs PIT
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH			vs MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS			@ SD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS			@ SD
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs CIN
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs STL
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, May 22nd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Sun, May 24th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CHC

Who Should I Trade?

JJ Bleday for Sal Frelick (2026)

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