Who Should I Trade?

Joe Musgrove for Rhett Lowder (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Joe Musgrove SP - SD
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 189	# 192
VBR	# 727	# 391

Projections

Strikeouts	20	19
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.63	4.04
WHIP	1.44	1.30

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 168	# 197

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 165	# 190

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 178	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 427	# 138

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Joe Musgrove SP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	23	‐

Games Started	20	‐

Innings Pitched	107.0	‐

Wins	5	‐

Losses	8	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	114	‐

Earned Runs	61	‐

Home Runs Allowed	15	‐

Strikeouts	83	‐

Walks	43	‐

ERA	5.13	‐

WHIP	1.47	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Joe Musgrove SP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	4

Games Started	5	4

Innings Pitched	26.3	20.3

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	19

Earned Runs	14	9

Home Runs Allowed	4	3

Strikeouts	20	19

Walks	10	6

ERA	4.63	4.04

WHIP	1.44	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Joe Musgrove SP - SD
News
	Rhett Lowder allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out one over six innings in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Joe Musgrove threw 60 pitches over five innings for Triple-A El Paso on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 28th
	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	Joe Musgrove will make a rehab start for Triple-A El Paso on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder pitched six innings of two-run ball, but took a no-decision in an eventual 3-2 win over the Pirates on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st	Joe Musgrove joined the Padres to throw a bullpen session. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd
	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on one hit and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th	Joe Musgrove is scheduled to make his next rehab start on Friday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Rhett Lowder allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits while striking out two over 2 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	Joe Musgrove threw 53 pitches over 3 1/3 innings in his rehab start for Triple-A El Paso on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN			Joe Musgrove SP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, May 24th				vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#152
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jul 6th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#198
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89

Who Should I Trade?

Joe Musgrove for Rhett Lowder (2026)

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