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John Klein for Pierce Johnson (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Pierce Johnson RP - CIN  | John Klein SP,RP - MIN  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 275 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 557 | # 690 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 42 | 23 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 3 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.29 | 4.45 |
| WHIP | 1.38 | 1.43 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 272 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 309 | ‐ |
| Pierce Johnson RP - CIN | John Klein SP,RP - MIN | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 24 | 2 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 22.0 | 2.1 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 4 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 19 | 2 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 2 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 20 | 1 |
| Walks | 8 | 1 |
| ERA | 3.27 | 7.71 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.29 |
| Pierce Johnson RP - CIN | John Klein SP,RP - MIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 42 | 30 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 39.6 | 25.6 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 3 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 8 | 3 |
| Hits Allowed | 37 | 25 |
| Earned Runs | 19 | 13 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 42 | 23 |
| Walks | 17 | 9 |
| ERA | 4.29 | 4.45 |
| WHIP | 1.38 | 1.43 |
| Pierce Johnson RP - CIN | John Klein SP,RP - MIN | |
| News | ||
| The Reds activated RHP Pierce Johnson from the bereavement list. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th | The Twins recalled RHP John Klein from Triple-A St. Paul. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th | |
| The Reds placed RHP Pierce Johnson on the bereavement list. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd | The Twins optioned RHP John Klein to Triple-A St. Paul. Ari Koslow Thu, May 7th | |
| Pierce Johnson is heading to the Cincinnati Reds, per multiple reports. Details of the contract have not been released. David Leisering Sun, Jan 11th | John Klein has been recalled from Triple-A St. Paul. Vince DiSilvio Sat, May 2nd | |
| The Twins have optioned right-hander John Klein to Triple-A St. Paul. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 10th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Pierce Johnson RP - CIN | John Klein SP,RP - MIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #10 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #95 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #30 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #42 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #78 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #91 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #52 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #166 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #101 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #79 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #76 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #119 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #53 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #77 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #59 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #26 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #67 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #417 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #232 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs LAA | George Klassen (0-1) | #340 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #254 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #44 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #148 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #10 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #87 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #30 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #96 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #374 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #100 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #75 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #140 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #101 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #76 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #169 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #102 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #26 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #67 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #51 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #45 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #398 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #426 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #423 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #97 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #232 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #124 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #46 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #108 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #88 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #143 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #22 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #202 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #120 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #50 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #121 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #179 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #59 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #202 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #89 | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #149 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #189 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #98 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #63 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #188 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #165 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #154 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #9 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #327 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #37 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #120 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #84 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #180 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #30 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #183 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #103 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #138 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #199 | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #209 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #73 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #136 | @ PIT | Jared Jones (0-0) | #65 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #195 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #97 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs KC | Luinder Avila | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #209 | |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #91 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #73 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #167 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #366 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #110 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #117 | vs KC | Luinder Avila | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #85 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #91 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ SD | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ SD | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs ARI | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs ARI | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs ARI | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs NYM | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs NYM | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ NYY | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ NYY | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ NYY | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs MIL | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs MIL | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs MIL | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ PIT | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ PIT | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ PIT | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ MIL | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ MIL | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ MIL | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs BAL | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs BAL | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs BAL | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs PHI | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs PHI | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs PHI | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs CHC | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs CHC | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs CHC | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ COL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ COL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ COL | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ SEA | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ SEA | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ SEA | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ STL | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ STL | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ STL | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs CLE | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs CLE | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs PIT | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs PIT | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs PIT | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs PIT | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs ATH | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs ATH | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs ATH | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BAL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ CWS | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ CWS | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ CWS | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs MIA | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs MIA | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs STL | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs STL | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs STL | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ ARI | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ ARI | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ ARI | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ SF | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ SF | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ SF | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ CHC | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ CHC | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ CHC | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs SD | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs SD | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs SD | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs MIL | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs MIL | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs MIL | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ LAD | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ LAD | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ LAD | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ MIL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ MIL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ MIL | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs LAD | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs LAD | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs LAD | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs LAD | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs CHC | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs CHC | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs CHC | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ ATL | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ ATL | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ TOR | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ TOR | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ TOR | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #64 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ TB | Jesse Scholtens (5-3) | #269 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #74 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #211 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs NYM | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ MIL | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs CLE | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs MIA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs STL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ ATL | |||||
