Who Should I Trade?

Jose Leclerc for Luinder Avila (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Jose Leclerc RP - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 802

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	2
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.37
WHIP	‐	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 185	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Jose Leclerc RP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	‐

Games Started	12	‐

Innings Pitched	70.0	‐

Wins	5	‐

Losses	4	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	71	‐

Earned Runs	42	‐

Home Runs Allowed	7	‐

Strikeouts	61	‐

Walks	42	‐

ERA	5.40	‐

WHIP	1.61	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Jose Leclerc RP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	4

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	1.9

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	2

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	2

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	4.37

WHIP	‐	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Jose Leclerc RP - SD
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Padres signed RHP José Leclerc to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sat, Mar 28th
	Luinder Avila is scheduled to undergo testing on his forearm injury on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Jose Leclerc threw his first bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 13th
	Luinder Avila allowed six earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out two over 2.2 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 2nd
	The Royals placed RHP Luinder Avila on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Luinder Avila allowed two earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out two over 4.1 innings in Sunday's win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 27th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC			Jose Leclerc RP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Tue, Mar 31st				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-6)	#370
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-6)	#370
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#226
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#170	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#282
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sat, Jun 20th				@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#362	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#311
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#132
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#67	vs WSH	Riley Cornelio (2-2)	#268
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ SF	Anthony Molina
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Leclerc for Luinder Avila (2026)

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