Who Should I Trade?

Jordan Wicks for Pierce Johnson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 372
VBR	# 846	# 680

Projections

Strikeouts	1	6
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.74	4.46
WHIP	1.48	1.33

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 357

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 354	# 374

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	4	50

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	10.1	43.0

Wins	0	2

Losses	2	1

Saves	2	1

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	8

Hits Allowed	18	42

Earned Runs	12	23

Home Runs Allowed	1	7

Strikeouts	8	36

Walks	2	18

ERA	10.45	4.81

WHIP	1.94	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	1.7	5.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	2	5

Earned Runs	1	3

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	1	6

Walks	1	2

ERA	3.74	4.46

WHIP	1.48	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
News
	The Cubs optioned Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	The Cubs optioned LHP Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	The Cubs recalled LHP Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	The Cubs have optioned right-hander Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th
	Jordan Wicks allowed three runs on four hits with one strikeout in two innings as the Cubs dropped a 5-1 decision to the Cardinals on Sunday night. David Leisering Sun, May 31st	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
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC			Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#164
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#36
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#153	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#155	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#79	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#176	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#97
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#232	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#84
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#231	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#99	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#56	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#6	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#103	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#45	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#183	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#91
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#56	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#345
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#6	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#181
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#42
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#158	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#115
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#166
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#161	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#377
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#396	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#215	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#99
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#134	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#404	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#173
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#148	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#221
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#114	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#140
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#271
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#136	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#284	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#153
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#58
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#391	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#130
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#56
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#140
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#271	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#135
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#99	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#34
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#118
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#273
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#136
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#168
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#100	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#75
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#191	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#310
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#403
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#29	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#183
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#403	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#103
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#375	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#24	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#103	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#76	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#93
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#45
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#210	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#309	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#161	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#93
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#63
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#71	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#12
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#92	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#293
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#107	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#60
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#91	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#325
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#403
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#42	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#115	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#196
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#44	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#21	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#158
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#310
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#350	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#149
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#401
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#156	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#123
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#387	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#180
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#153	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#151	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#84
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#126
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#144	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#154	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#196	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#40	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#52	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#329
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#134	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#29
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#118
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#166
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#48
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#30
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#97	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#93
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#126	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#157	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#30	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-4)	#236	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#93
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#110	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#80	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#168	vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#69
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#107	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#60
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#118
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Apr 4th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#114
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#161
Sun, Jun 21st				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#265
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15

Who Should I Trade?

Jordan Wicks for Pierce Johnson (2026)

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