Who Should I Trade?

Kevin Ginkel for Nate Pearson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Nate Pearson RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 268	# 324
VBR	# 404	# 738

Projections

Strikeouts	24	18
Wins	1	1
Saves	1	0
ERA	3.94	4.57
WHIP	1.31	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	-	DFA

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 343	# 277

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 192	# 353

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Nate Pearson RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	43	16

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	40.0	20.0

Wins	3	1

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	9	0

Hits Allowed	32	16

Earned Runs	12	8

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	41	16

Walks	12	12

ERA	2.70	3.60

WHIP	1.10	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Nate Pearson RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	27	23

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	23.7	19.4

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	5	2

Hits Allowed	22	18

Earned Runs	10	10

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	24	18

Walks	9	9

ERA	3.94	4.57

WHIP	1.31	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Nate Pearson RP - HOU
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 Astros designated Nate Pearson for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	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	Nate Pearson was seen packing his bags and getting hugs from teammates on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Kevin Ginkel threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Feb 10th	The Astros activated Nate Pearson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
	The Diamondbacks signed RHP Kevin Ginkel to a one-year, $2.725 million deal to avoid arbitration. Ari Koslow Fri, Jan 9th	Nate Pearson had a locker in the Astros clubhouse. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th
		Astros GM Dana Brown said Nate Pearson would come off the IL and pitch a couple of games in the Twins series. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI			Nate Pearson RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#63	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#182	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#77
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#181
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#123	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#364
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#239	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#202
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#275
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#81	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#165	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#168	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#329	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#127	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#190	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#63
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#114	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#203	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis		vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#102	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#275	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#115
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#438	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#228
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#58	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#438	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#190
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#58	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#102
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#115
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#172	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#355	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#62	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#164	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#346
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#267
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#178	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#273
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101	@ KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#221
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#208	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#76
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#267	vs DET	Drew Anderson	#103
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#129	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#84
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#250	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#74
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#58	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#172	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#146
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#179	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#309
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#329	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#62
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#316
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#102
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#181	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#273
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#164	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#62	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#399
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#267
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD			vs TOR
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD			vs TOR
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD			vs TOR
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD			@ SD
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD			@ SD
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD			@ SD
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL			@ SF
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL			@ SF
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL			@ SF
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN			vs ATH
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ ATH
Sun, Mar 29th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Apr 6th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#437
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Fri, Apr 24th				vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA
Sun, Aug 30th				@ NYM
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Kevin Ginkel for Nate Pearson (2026)

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