Who Should I Trade?

Kevin Ginkel for Lazaro Estrada (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Lazaro Estrada SP,RP - TOR
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 268	‐
VBR	# 446	# 740

Projections

Strikeouts	23	10
Wins	1	1
Saves	1	0
ERA	3.98	4.68
WHIP	1.33	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 192	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 343	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Lazaro Estrada SP,RP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	46	4

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	43.0	9.1

Wins	4	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	10	0

Hits Allowed	36	4

Earned Runs	15	5

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	43	6

Walks	12	5

ERA	3.14	4.82

WHIP	1.12	0.96

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Lazaro Estrada SP,RP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	24	15

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	22.6	12.1

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	5	0

Hits Allowed	21	12

Earned Runs	10	6

Home Runs Allowed	2	2

Strikeouts	23	10

Walks	8	4

ERA	3.98	4.68

WHIP	1.33	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Lazaro Estrada SP,RP - TOR
News
	Arizona's bullpen heading into Opening Day consists entirely of right-handed pitchers, and Ginkel and Juan Morillo have been tasked with handling tough left-handed hitters. Ginkel's career splits are nearly identical against both sides (.312 OBP vs. righties, .311 vs. lefties), though in 2025 he was more effective against lefties, posting a 90 OPS+ against them compared to 137 OPS+ when facing right-handed hitters. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 24th	The Blue Jays optioned Lazaro Estrada to Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters that he’s not locked into a particular closer to open the 2026 season. Ari Koslow Tue, Feb 17th	The Blue Jays recalled Lazaro Estrada from Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	Kevin Ginkel threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Feb 10th	The Blue Jays are expected to recall Lazaro Estrada from Triple-A on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	The Diamondbacks signed RHP Kevin Ginkel to a one-year, $2.725 million deal to avoid arbitration. Ari Koslow Fri, Jan 9th	The Blue Jays placed Lazaro Estrada on their taxi squad. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th
		Lazaro Estrada was optioned back to the minors ahead of Tuesday's game against the Astros. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI			Lazaro Estrada SP,RP - TOR
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#185	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#34
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#66	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#89
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#131
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#156	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#165	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#131	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#130
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#109
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#105	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#189	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos		@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#78
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#213	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#109	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#99
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#323
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#23
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#312
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#76
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#150
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#286
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#308	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#332	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#147
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#50	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376	@ HOU
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD			@ HOU
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD			@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD			@ PHI
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL			vs BOS
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL			vs BOS
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL			vs BOS
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL			vs NYY
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL			vs NYY
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL			vs NYY
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS			@ TB
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS			@ TB
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN			@ NYY
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC			vs KC
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			vs KC
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF			vs KC
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			@ CLE
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			@ KC
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			@ KC
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			@ KC
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC			@ ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			vs CIN
Sun, Mar 29th				vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#391
Mon, Apr 6th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Thu, Apr 16th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148
Mon, Apr 20th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Fri, Apr 24th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Mon, May 4th				@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Thu, Jun 25th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TB
Sun, Aug 30th				vs SEA
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Kevin Ginkel for Lazaro Estrada (2026)

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