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Julian Merryweather for Luinder Avila (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Luinder Avila RP - KC  | Julian Merryweather RP - MIN  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | # 720 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 34 | ‐ |
| Wins | 2 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 4.27 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.45 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 234 | ‐ |
| Luinder Avila RP - KC | Julian Merryweather RP - MIN | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 10 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 1 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 21.1 | ‐ |
| Wins | 0 | ‐ |
| Losses | 2 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 27 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 12 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 20 | ‐ |
| Walks | 12 | ‐ |
| ERA | 5.06 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.83 | ‐ |
| Luinder Avila RP - KC | Julian Merryweather RP - MIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 2 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 39.2 | ‐ |
| Wins | 2 | ‐ |
| Losses | 2 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 37 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 19 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 34 | ‐ |
| Walks | 17 | ‐ |
| ERA | 4.27 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.45 | ‐ |
| Luinder Avila RP - KC | Julian Merryweather RP - MIN | |
| News | ||
| Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila is being moved to the rotation. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th | Julian Merryweather is starting a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th | |
| The Royals recalled Luinder Avila from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | Twins right-hander Julian Merryweather (hamstring) threw a bullpen session on Wednesday and plans to throw another session on Friday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 12th | |
| The Royals optioned RHP Luinder Avila to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 9th | Merryweather (hamstring) joined Minnesota as a non-roster invitee. Head trainer Nick Paparesta said Merryweather has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain. Bruno Mulé Thu, Feb 26th | |
| Luinder Avila allowed five runs on eight hits and three walks with four strikeouts in the loss against the Brewers. Chase Davis Sun, Apr 5th | The Minnesota Twins signed Julian Merryweather to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on Wednesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Feb 12th | |
| Avila allowed just two earned runs across 14 innings at the end of last season and carried that into spring, giving up one run over four Cactus League frames. Despite the strong showing, he was unable to secure a spot in Kansas City's Opening Day bullpen. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Luinder Avila RP - KC | Julian Merryweather RP - MIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs DET | Burch Smith | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | |
| Sun, May 10th | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | |
| Tue, May 12th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #120 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #197 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #191 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #333 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #183 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | @ PIT | Jared Jones (0-0) | #69 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | vs KC | Luinder Avila | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs TEX | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs TEX | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs HOU | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs HOU | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs HOU | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ WSH | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ WSH | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs STL | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ ARI | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TB | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TB | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TB | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ CWS | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ CWS | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ CWS | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ HOU | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs TB | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs TB | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ NYY | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs PHI | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs PHI | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ NYM | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ NYM | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ NYM | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs SD | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs SD | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs SD | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs SF | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SF | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs SF | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ DET | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ DET | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ DET | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ DET | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ MIN | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ MIN | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ MIN | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ COL | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ COL | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ COL | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs MIN | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs MIN | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIN | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs CHC | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs CHC | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs CHC | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAD | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ LAD | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ LAD | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ LAA | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ LAA | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATH | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATH | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATH | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs DET | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs DET | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs DET | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ TOR | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ TOR | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs DET | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIA | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIA | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs TOR | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs TOR | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs TOR | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs ARI | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs ARI | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs ARI | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ BOS | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ BOS | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ BOS | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs NYY | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ HOU | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ HOU | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ HOU | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ PIT | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ PIT | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ PIT | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CWS | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CWS | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CLE | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CLE | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CLE | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ WSH | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TB | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs TB | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs PHI | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ LAA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs ATH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ TOR | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CWS | |||||
