Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Backhus for Tyler Kinley (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Tyler Kinley RP - ATL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 328	‐
VBR	# 516	# 606

Projections

Strikeouts	25	12
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.35	4.00
WHIP	1.33	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 273	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 365	# 450

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tyler Kinley RP - ATL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	42	18

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	36.0	16.0

Wins	5	1

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	4	0

Holds	11	1

Hits Allowed	32	22

Earned Runs	18	11

Home Runs Allowed	8	3

Strikeouts	37	17

Walks	14	3

ERA	4.50	6.19

WHIP	1.28	1.56

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tyler Kinley RP - ATL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	24	16

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	23.5	12.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	5	0

Hits Allowed	20	12

Earned Runs	11	6

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	25	12

Walks	10	5

ERA	4.35	4.00

WHIP	1.33	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tyler Kinley RP - ATL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
News
	Tyler Kinley (paternity) has rejoined the Braves ahead of Friday's game in St. Louis. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 10th	The Phillies recalled Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	The Braves placed Tyler Kinley on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	The Phillies option RHP Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	Tyler Kinley (elbow) will return from the IL ahead of Wednesday's game against the Padres. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jun 24th	The Phillies are activating Kyle Backhus from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Tyler Kinley (elbow) was placed on the 15-day IL on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jun 10th	The Phillies placed Kyle Backhus on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
	Tyler Kinley is heading back to the Atlanta Braves on a one-year deal with a $5.5 million club option in 2027. The righthander will earn $4.25 million in 2026. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th	The Phillies recalled LHP Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 15th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tyler Kinley RP - ATL			Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#70	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (3-1)	#61
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#187	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#288
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#282
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#184
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#127	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#219
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87	vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#234	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#234	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#184
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#282	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Thu, May 7th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#37	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#172
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#99	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#130	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#162	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#366	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51
Mon, May 25th				@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#268
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#268
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#175	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#340
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#207
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#110	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#298
Mon, Jun 8th				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#207	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#165
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#76	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#213
Tue, Jun 16th				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#170	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Thu, Jun 18th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#76
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#114	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#66
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-2)	#232	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#288
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#150	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#308
Thu, Jun 25th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#152
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#50
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#76	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#70
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#271
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#50	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#76
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#150	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#152	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278
Tue, Jul 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#76	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#213
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#332	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#147	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#213	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA			vs WSH
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA			vs WSH
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY			vs TOR
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM			@ STL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM			@ STL
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM			@ STL
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIN
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI			@ MIN
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI			@ MIN
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL			vs STL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL			vs STL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL			vs STL
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SEA
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD			@ SEA
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD			@ SEA
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	@ ARI
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			@ ATL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			@ ATL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			@ ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			@ WSH
Thu, Sep 17th				@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			vs TB
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#312
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#200
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Backhus for Tyler Kinley (2026)

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