Who Should I Trade?

Jose Suarez for Pierce Johnson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 301	# 373
VBR	‐	# 662

Projections

Strikeouts	3	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.58	4.47
WHIP	1.36	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	DFA	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 308	# 370

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 281	# 357

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Suarez RP - ATH	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	45	48

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	61.1	41.1

Wins	1	2

Losses	4	1

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	3	8

Hits Allowed	72	39

Earned Runs	40	20

Home Runs Allowed	6	6

Strikeouts	61	36

Walks	27	15

ERA	5.87	4.35

WHIP	1.61	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Suarez RP - ATH	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	9

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	3.0	7.6

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	3	7

Earned Runs	2	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	3	7

Walks	1	3

ERA	4.58	4.47

WHIP	1.36	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Suarez RP - ATH	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
News
	The Athletics designated LHP José Suarez for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	The Athletics placed LHP José Suarez on the 15-day injured list with a right hip strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	José Suarez will open the game on Thursday for the Athletics. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	The Athletics activated LHP José Suarez from the paternity list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th
	The Athletics have placed left-hander Jose Suarez on the paternity list. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	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
	Jose Suarez RP - ATH			Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#303
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#228
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#208
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#150	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#357
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#360	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#220	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#126	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#131
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ TOR
Thu, Mar 26th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132
Mon, Apr 6th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Mon, May 4th				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Suarez for Pierce Johnson (2026)

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