Who Should I Trade?

Justin Sterner for Lyon Richardson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Justin Sterner RP - ATH	Lyon Richardson RP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 331	‐
VBR	# 711	# 791

Projections

Strikeouts	12	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.34	4.46
WHIP	1.34	1.61

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 288	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 361	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Justin Sterner RP - ATH	Lyon Richardson RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	46	2

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	42.2	1.2

Wins	2	0

Losses	3	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	12	0

Hits Allowed	46	2

Earned Runs	29	5

Home Runs Allowed	11	2

Strikeouts	40	3

Walks	13	2

ERA	6.12	27.00

WHIP	1.38	2.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Justin Sterner RP - ATH	Lyon Richardson RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	12

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	12.5	6.7

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	12	7

Earned Runs	6	3

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	12	6

Walks	4	4

ERA	4.34	4.46

WHIP	1.34	1.61

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Justin Sterner RP - ATH	Lyon Richardson RP - MIL
News
	A's right-hander Justin Sterner (knee) is working through a strengthening exercises protocol. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th	Lyon Richardson has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	The Athletics placed Justin Sterner on the 15-day IL with right knee chondromalacia. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	The Reds designated RHP Lyon Richardson for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
		Lyon Richardson will open on Monday for the Reds. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st
		The Reds selected the contract of RHP Lyon Richardson from Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
		The Reds have reassigned right-hander Lyon Richardson to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 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
	Justin Sterner RP - ATH			Lyon Richardson RP - MIL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#27
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#68
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#338	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#188
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#132	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#93
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#171	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#170
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#146	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#130
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#298	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#111
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#243
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#70	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#30
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#69
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#116	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#168
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#189	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#37	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#225
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#14
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#27
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#80	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#124	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#304
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#381	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#204	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#38
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#107
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#44
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#14	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#80	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#123
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#111	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#122
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#74	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#133
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#89	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#168
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#131	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#308
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#110
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#219
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#71	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#108
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#110	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#155
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#153
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#81	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#20
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#185	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#86
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#286	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#26
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#34	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#91
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#75
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#229	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#79
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#319	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#94
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#107	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#108	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#265
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#69	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#150
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#70	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#146
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#213	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#175	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#26	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#185
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#150	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#146	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#215	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#362
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#242
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#161
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#151	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#102
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#362	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#48
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#131
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#25
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#163	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#286	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#34	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#132
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#100	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#81	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#290
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#62
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#286	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#175
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#34	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#85
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#338	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#79	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#290
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#159	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#277	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#61	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#122
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#38	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#133
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#169
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#95	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#110
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#68
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#164	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#204	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#55	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#225	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#78
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#38
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#197	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#37
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#289	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#147
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#122	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#127	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#196	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#362
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#46	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#81
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#88	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#62
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#126	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#17
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#30
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#135	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#163
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#286
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#148	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#48
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#290	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#28	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#46	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#88	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#126	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#20
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB			@ SD
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB			@ SD
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB			@ SD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			vs STL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#182
Mon, Apr 6th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#117
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Mon, May 4th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#62
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#148
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#31
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAD
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM

Who Should I Trade?

Justin Sterner for Lyon Richardson (2026)

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