Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Backhus for Michael Lorenzen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - COL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1131	# 657

Projections

Strikeouts	42	11
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.37	4.14
WHIP	1.56	1.40

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 393	# 450

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - COL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	17

Games Started	21	1

Innings Pitched	100.2	15.1

Wins	3	1

Losses	9	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	141	22

Earned Runs	75	10

Home Runs Allowed	16	3

Strikeouts	78	15

Walks	39	2

ERA	6.71	5.87

WHIP	1.79	1.57

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - COL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	16

Games Started	10	0

Innings Pitched	56.2	12.2

Wins	2	1

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	64	12

Earned Runs	34	6

Home Runs Allowed	10	2

Strikeouts	42	11

Walks	21	4

ERA	5.37	4.14

WHIP	1.56	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - COL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
News
	Michael Lorenzen allowed six earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out five over 3 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s win over the Nationals. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 22nd	The Phillies option RHP Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	Michael Lorenzen allowed one earned run on five hits and three walks while striking out one over five innings in a 3-1 loss to the Giants. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 12th	The Phillies are activating Kyle Backhus from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Michael Lorenzen allowed two earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in Tuesday’s win over the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 8th	The Phillies placed Kyle Backhus on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
	Michael Lorenzen allowed four earned runs on four hits and six walks while striking out one over 4 1/3 innings in Thursday's win over the Marlins. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 3rd	The Phillies recalled LHP Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 15th
	Michael Lorenzen allowed two earned runs on seven hits while striking out one over 5 2/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 28th	The Phillies optioned LHP Kyle Backhus to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - COL			Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (3-1)	#66
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#137	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#294
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#312
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#310	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#199	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#388	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#90	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#239
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#234	vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#73	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#262	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Sat, Apr 25th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#197	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#285	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109
Tue, May 5th				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#164
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#125	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#182	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#99	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#349
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#223
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#81	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#256
Mon, Jun 8th				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#137
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#426	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#81
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#207
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#239	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Thu, Jun 18th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#80
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#51	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#76
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#93	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#294
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#318
Thu, Jun 25th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#157
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#343	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#207	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#51
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#97
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#184	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#233	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#298	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#80
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#17	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#148	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#318	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#81	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#129	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Mon, Jul 27th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#207
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB			vs WSH
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB			vs WSH
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB			vs WSH
Thu, Aug 6th				vs WSH
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL			vs TOR
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI			@ STL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI			@ STL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI			@ STL
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIN
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF			@ MIN
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF			@ MIN
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE			vs STL
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE			vs STL
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE			vs STL
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH			@ SEA
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH			@ SEA
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH			@ SEA
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ATL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET			@ ATL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			@ ATL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			@ ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			@ WSH
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			vs TB
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#384
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#418
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Backhus for Michael Lorenzen (2026)

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