Who Should I Trade?

Justin Bruihl for Ryan Walker (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Walker RP - SF	Justin Bruihl RP - STL
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 220	# 387
VBR	# 603	# 761

Projections

Strikeouts	17	16
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.90	4.31
WHIP	1.37	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 206	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 163	# 432

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 458	# 403

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Walker RP - SF	Justin Bruihl RP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	43

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	26.1	47.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	3	0

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	3	6

Hits Allowed	33	46

Earned Runs	22	18

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	19	32

Walks	15	19

ERA	7.52	3.40

WHIP	1.82	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Walker RP - SF	Justin Bruihl RP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	21	22

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	17.5	19.0

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	2

Hits Allowed	16	19

Earned Runs	8	9

Home Runs Allowed	2	2

Strikeouts	17	16

Walks	7	7

ERA	3.90	4.31

WHIP	1.37	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Walker RP - SF	Justin Bruihl RP - STL
News
	The Giants optioned RHP Ryan Walker to Triple-A Sacramento. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Justin Bruihl was removed from Monday’s game against the Brewers with a left ankle sprain. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	The Giants recalled RHP Ryan Walker from Triple-A Sacramento. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 12th	Justin Bruihl has been traded from the Cleveland Guardians to the St. Louis Cardinals for cash considerations. In a corresponding move, Zak Kent was designated for assignment by St. Louis. David Leisering Tue, Jan 6th
	The Giants optioned RHP Ryan Walker to Triple-A Sacramento. Ari Koslow Sun, May 10th
	Ryan Walker worked a scoreless frame to earn the save in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Dodgers, allowing no hits and one walk. Chris Schommer Thu, Apr 23rd
	Ryan Walker struck out two batters in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Wed, Apr 22nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ryan Walker RP - SF			Justin Bruihl RP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#167
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#179	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#114
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#329	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#152
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#94	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#114	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#152	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#261	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#164
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#309
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#200	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#236	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#158	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#84
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#208	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#164	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#162
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#188
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#180
Mon, Apr 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#51	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#116
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Wed, Apr 29th				@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#185	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#296	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#127
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#147	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Thu, May 7th				@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#296
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#179
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#181
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#202
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#297	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#76
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#181	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#210	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#163	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#387
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#113	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#127
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#437	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#91
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#418	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#231
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#158
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#91	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#208
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#62	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#192	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#91	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#129
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Mon, Jun 15th				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#213
Tue, Jun 16th				vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#219	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#147
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#76
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#186	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#178	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#297	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#113
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#199
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#77	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#123	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#178
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#273
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#79	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#239
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#77
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#226
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#437	@ CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#434	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#418	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#192
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#105	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#437	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#56
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#418	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#275	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#77
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#79
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#113
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#221	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#267
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#79
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#208
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#170	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#56	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#190
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD			vs CHC
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX			@ NYY
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET			vs COL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET			vs COL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET			vs COL
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU			vs PHI
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CIN
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN			vs BAL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th				vs PIT
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th				@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD			@ MIL
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#28
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#63
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#179
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#214
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#290
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#181
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#113
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Justin Bruihl for Ryan Walker (2026)

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