Who Should I Trade?

Joel Payamps for Pierce Johnson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 372	‐
VBR	# 593	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	1	0
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.06	0.00
WHIP	1.28	0.00

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 374	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 357	# 433

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	56	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	48.2	7.2

Wins	2	0

Losses	1	2

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	8	2

Hits Allowed	47	9

Earned Runs	25	8

Home Runs Allowed	8	2

Strikeouts	42	9

Walks	19	4

ERA	4.62	9.39

WHIP	1.36	1.70

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	1	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	0.9	0.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	1	0

Earned Runs	0	0

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	1	0

Walks	0	0

ERA	4.06	0.00

WHIP	1.28	0.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Joel Payamps RP - ATL
News
	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	The Braves designated Joel Payamps for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, May 1st
	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th
	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
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN			Joel Payamps RP - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Mon, Apr 13th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)		@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#182
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (1-1)
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Fri, May 22nd				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Sun, May 24th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#229	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Thu, May 28th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th				vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#117
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-3)	#105
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#203	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)		@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#265
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Mon, Jul 27th				@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Mon, Aug 10th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#279
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#192
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-5)	#103	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	@ MIA	Jack Ralston
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#189
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50

Who Should I Trade?

Joel Payamps for Pierce Johnson (2026)

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