Who Should I Trade?

Joel Kuhnel for Kevin Ginkel (2026)

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 342	# 289
VBR	# 726	# 412

Projections

Strikeouts	7	18
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	2
ERA	4.18	4.02
WHIP	1.44	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 324	# 219

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 340	# 343

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	50

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	35.1	47.1

Wins	1	4

Losses	3	3

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	5	11

Hits Allowed	38	40

Earned Runs	19	16

Home Runs Allowed	6	5

Strikeouts	22	43

Walks	12	13

ERA	4.84	3.04

WHIP	1.42	1.12

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	21

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	9.2	17.9

Wins	1	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	4

Hits Allowed	10	17

Earned Runs	4	8

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	7	18

Walks	3	6

ERA	4.18	4.02

WHIP	1.44	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI
News
	Joel Kuhnel was sent on a rehab assignment on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Arizona's bullpen heading into Opening Day consists entirely of right-handed pitchers, and Ginkel and Juan Morillo have been tasked with handling tough left-handed hitters. Ginkel's career splits are nearly identical against both sides (.312 OBP vs. righties, .311 vs. lefties), though in 2025 he was more effective against lefties, posting a 90 OPS+ against them compared to 137 OPS+ when facing right-handed hitters. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 24th
	Joel Kuhnel threw a live batting practice session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters that he’s not locked into a particular closer to open the 2026 season. Ari Koslow Tue, Feb 17th
	Joel Kuhnel will throw his first bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	Kevin Ginkel threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Feb 10th
	Brewers right-hander Joel Kuhnel (shoulder) is dealing with a "minor" impingement, according to skipper Pat Murphy. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th	The Diamondbacks signed RHP Kevin Ginkel to a one-year, $2.725 million deal to avoid arbitration. Ari Koslow Fri, Jan 9th
	The Brewers placed Joel Kuhnel on the 15-day IL with a shoulder impingement. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL			Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#216	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#59
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#231
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#154	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#249	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#10
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#192	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#296
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#177
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#104	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#390
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#120	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#118
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#129	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#149
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#366	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#38
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#91
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#102	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#181
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#82
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#162
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#435
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#140	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#83	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#435
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#115	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#259	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#143	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#309
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#187	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos		vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#192
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#95	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#226
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#405
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#115
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#129	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#149
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-2)	#163	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#390
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111	@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#162
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#156	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#95
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#81
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#435	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#292
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#288
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#54
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#245	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#186	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#263	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#54	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#378
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs SD	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21	vs LAD
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#240
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#435
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#162	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13	@ ATL
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD			@ ATL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA			@ BOS
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA			@ BOS
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL			vs CIN
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM			vs CHC
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM			vs CHC
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM			@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX			@ SF
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX			@ SF
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC			vs PHI
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN			@ HOU
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC			@ KC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC			@ KC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN			vs TEX
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			@ SD
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#112
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#182
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Mon, Apr 13th				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#113
Tue, May 5th				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101
Thu, May 7th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#264
Mon, Jun 15th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#263
Fri, Jul 10th				@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Mon, Aug 17th				@ BOS
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC
Mon, Sep 14th				vs MIA

Who Should I Trade?

Joel Kuhnel for Kevin Ginkel (2026)

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