Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Keller for Pierce Johnson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Kyle Keller RP - BOS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 371	‐
VBR	# 587	# 1003

Projections

Strikeouts	18	5
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.34	4.78
WHIP	1.37	1.50

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 367	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 357	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Kyle Keller RP - BOS
2026 Stats


Games Played	37	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	32.2	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	5	‐

Hits Allowed	32	‐

Earned Runs	18	‐

Home Runs Allowed	6	‐

Strikeouts	29	‐

Walks	13	‐

ERA	4.96	‐

WHIP	1.38	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Kyle Keller RP - BOS
2026 Projections


Games Played	21	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	18.0	4.8

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	4	0

Hits Allowed	17	5

Earned Runs	9	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	18	5

Walks	7	3

ERA	4.34	4.78

WHIP	1.37	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Kyle Keller RP - BOS
News
	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	Kyle Keller has agreed to a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. The righthander receives an invitation to spring training and will make $1.9 million, with incentives, if he makes it to the majors. David Leisering Tue, Feb 3rd
	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th
	Reds right-hander Pierce Johnson (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session on Monday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 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
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN			Kyle Keller RP - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#249	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-2)	#27	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#279
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#274
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#82	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#378
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#41	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#71
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#295	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#111
Mon, Apr 13th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#37
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#377	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#179	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#280
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#100	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-7)	#70
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#104	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#435	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#309
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#120	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#276
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#299
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#83	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#138
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#28	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#49
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#377
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#259	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#288	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#207
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#10
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#333
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-6)	#139
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#182
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#207	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#10	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Fri, May 22nd				vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Sun, May 24th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#333
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#181	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-6)	#139
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#182	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#333	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#78	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#385	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#135
Thu, Jun 4th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-7)	#70
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248	@ TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#87
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#300	@ TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#100
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#129	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#228	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#133	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#177
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#64	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#75
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#253	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#149	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#427
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#71	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318
Thu, Jun 25th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#64
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#54	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#102
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#109	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#288
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#149	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#71	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#193
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-7)	#70	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#35
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#245
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#268	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#10	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#28	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#225	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#38	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#156
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#240	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#219
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#435	vs TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#87
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#75	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#111	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Mon, Jul 27th				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#95
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#81
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#191
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-1)	#324
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#191	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#65
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-1)	#324	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#288	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#95
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#81
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#200	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#65	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#93
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL			vs ARI
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL			vs ARI
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL			vs ARI
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI			vs SF
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI			vs SF
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI			vs SF
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF			@ MIA
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF			@ MIA
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF			@ MIA
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC			@ NYY
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			@ BAL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs KC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs CHC
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#276
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#307
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#115
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#205
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Keller for Pierce Johnson (2026)

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