Who Should I Trade?

Luinder Avila for Pierce Johnson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	‐	# 373
VBR	‐	# 715

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	8
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.37
WHIP	‐	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 370

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 185	# 357

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	47

Games Started	12	0

Innings Pitched	70.0	40.1

Wins	5	2

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	8

Hits Allowed	71	38

Earned Runs	42	20

Home Runs Allowed	7	6

Strikeouts	61	35

Walks	42	15

ERA	5.40	4.46

WHIP	1.61	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	10

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	8.1

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	2

Hits Allowed	‐	8

Earned Runs	‐	4

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	8

Walks	‐	3

ERA	‐	4.37

WHIP	‐	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Luinder Avila is scheduled to undergo testing on his forearm injury on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	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 Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	The Royals placed RHP Luinder Avila on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th
	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	Reds right-hander Pierce Johnson (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session on Monday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC			Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#384
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#31	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#275
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#191
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#431
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#274
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#256
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#167
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#358
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#320	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#390
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#283
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#431
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#430
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#431	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#430	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#425
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#199
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#425	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#87	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			@ TOR
Thu, Mar 26th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#138
Tue, Mar 31st				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Sat, Jun 20th				@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Mon, Jun 29th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Luinder Avila for Pierce Johnson (2026)

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