Who Should I Trade?

Luinder Avila for Paul Blackburn (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 293
VBR	‐	# 770

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	1
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.86
WHIP	‐	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 389

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 185	# 198

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	62

Games Started	12	2

Innings Pitched	70.0	85.0

Wins	5	7

Losses	4	3

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	4

Holds	0	11

Hits Allowed	71	59

Earned Runs	42	16

Home Runs Allowed	7	7

Strikeouts	61	69

Walks	42	33

ERA	5.40	1.69

WHIP	1.61	1.08

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	2

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	1.8

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	2

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	1

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	4.86

WHIP	‐	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Paul Blackburn will start for the Yankees on Thursday in a bullpen game. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Luinder Avila is scheduled to undergo testing on his forearm injury on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Yankees say Paul Blackburn will start on Thursday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th
	Luinder Avila allowed six earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out two over 2.2 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 2nd
	The Royals placed RHP Luinder Avila on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Luinder Avila allowed two earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out two over 4.1 innings in Sunday's win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 27th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC			Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#173
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#249
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#229
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#117
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (2-0)	#148
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa (1-0)	#226
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#41	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#41
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#167
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Tue, Mar 31st				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Mon, Apr 13th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sat, Jun 20th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Mon, Jun 29th				vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Thu, Aug 13th				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Mon, Aug 31st				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81

Who Should I Trade?

Luinder Avila for Paul Blackburn (2026)

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