Who Should I Trade?

Jose Franco for Richard Fitts (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jose Franco SP,RP - CIN	Richard Fitts SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 956	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	20	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.89	‐
WHIP	1.50	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 400	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Franco SP,RP - CIN	Richard Fitts SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	16.2	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	18	‐

Earned Runs	10	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	13	‐

Walks	14	‐

ERA	5.40	‐

WHIP	1.92	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Franco SP,RP - CIN	Richard Fitts SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	25	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	22.2	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	21	‐

Earned Runs	12	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	20	‐

Walks	11	‐

ERA	4.89	‐

WHIP	1.50	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Franco SP,RP - CIN	Richard Fitts SP - STL
News
	The Reds optioned RHP Jose Franco to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd	Richard Fitts underwent season-ending surgery to address the lat strain that landed him on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	The Reds recalled Jose Franco from Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th	Acquired from the Red Sox over the winter, Fitts made three Grapefruit League starts and posted a 9:3 K:BB while allowing six earned runs on nine hits across 9.1 innings. Kyle Leahy and Andre Pallante claimed the final two spots in the Cardinals' Opening Day rotation. Bruno Mulé Wed, Mar 18th
	The Reds optioned Jose Franco to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th
	The Reds recalled RHP Jose Franco from Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	The Reds optioned RHP Jose Franco to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 10th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jose Franco SP,RP - CIN			Richard Fitts SP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#9	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (4-2)	#21
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (6-1)	#30	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#167
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (5-2)	#97	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-2)	#98
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (4-2)	#47	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#165
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (1-6)	#122	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-4)	#129
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (6-5)	#2	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (3-4)	#28
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (4-4)	#50	@ DET	Framber Valdez (2-4)	#26
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-5)	#103	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (0-7)	#62
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (2-4)	#76	@ DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#201
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (3-5)	#116	@ WSH	Zack Littell (4-4)	#169
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (3-4)	#73	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (3-3)	#87
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (3-6)	#109	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (1-4)	#215
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (5-0)	#68
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-3)	#420	vs BOS	Connelly Early (5-2)	#97
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#337	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (2-3)	#32
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (6-4)	#45	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-5)	#144
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (3-6)	#83	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#106
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (1-7)	#119	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (3-5)	#105
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (5-5)	#61
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#15	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (4-4)	#190
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (5-1)	#74	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#208
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#72	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (3-6)	#121
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#283	@ MIA	Max Meyer (5-0)	#68
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-2)	#98	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)	#324
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (5-1)	#81	@ MIA	Janson Junk (3-5)	#116
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (2-4)	#26	vs SEA	George Kirby (5-4)	#14
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (0-7)	#62	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (5-3)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#201	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (4-2)	#91
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (1-6)	#395	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (4-2)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4)	#428	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (1-6)	#122
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (2-7)	#427	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (6-5)	#2
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (5-2)	#95	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (3-1)	#42
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3)	#132	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-3)	#131
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (4-2)	#47	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (7-2)	#130
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (3-2)	#70	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (2-2)	#148
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-4)	#107
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (5-3)	#140	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (1-4)	#158
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (4-6)	#24	@ SD	Michael King (4-4)	#35
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (3-6)	#121	@ SD	Griffin Canning (0-3)	#141
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-1)	#126	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (5-3)	#199
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (3-3)	#181	@ SD	Walker Buehler (3-3)	#220
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (1-4)	#215	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-6)	#111
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#203	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (3-3)	#127
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (6-2)	#88	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-2)	#202
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#38	vs KC	Michael Wacha (4-2)	#78
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#106	vs KC	Noah Cameron (2-4)	#92
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (8-3)	#27	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (3-1)	#166
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-5)	#170
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (4-4)	#10	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (5-2)	#95
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-4)	#39	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3)	#132
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#162	@ CIN	Chase Petty (0-0)	#416
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (2-4)	#29	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (5-2)	#18
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (3-5)	#117	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (6-1)	#63
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (3-1)	#192	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (2-2)	#148
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (3-2)	#139	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (4-6)	#24
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (3-3)	#200	vs CHC	Ben Brown (2-2)	#52
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (3-0)	#31	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-1)	#234
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (3-4)	#8
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (2-4)	#92	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (5-6)	#20
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (3-1)	#166	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (4-4)	#50
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#162	vs CIN	Brady Singer (2-5)	#143
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (2-3)	#114	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (1-1)	#58
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (3-4)	#86	vs CIN	Chase Burns (7-1)	#25
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (3-3)	#220
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-0)	#172	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-4)	#129
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD			@ NYM
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI			@ MIN
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI			@ MIN
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI			@ MIN
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM			vs SD
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM			vs SD
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM			vs SD
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY			@ KC
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY			@ KC
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL			vs ARI
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL			vs ARI
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL			vs ARI
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL			@ ATL
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL			@ ATL
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL			@ ATL
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL			@ CHC
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL			@ CHC
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL			@ CHC
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC			vs ATL
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC			vs ATL
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC			vs ATL
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL			@ ARI
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL			@ ARI
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL			@ ARI
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA			@ LAA
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA			@ LAA
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA			@ LAA
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL			vs CIN
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL			vs CIN
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL			vs CIN
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CLE			vs CHC
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE			vs CHC
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE			vs CHC
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT			vs CHC
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT			@ TOR
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH			vs COL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH			vs COL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH			vs COL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS			vs PHI
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL			@ CIN
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL			@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL			@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI			@ PHI
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs SF
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ MIL
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (8-3)	#27
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (1-1)	#151
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (4-2)	#47
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC
Thu, Jun 25th				vs ARI
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Franco for Richard Fitts (2026)

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