Who Should I Trade?

Luinder Avila for Ryan Thompson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	‐	# 354
VBR	‐	# 669

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	4
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	3.81
WHIP	‐	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 327

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 185	# 382

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	46

Games Started	12	0

Innings Pitched	70.0	40.2

Wins	5	4

Losses	4	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	71	50

Earned Runs	42	19

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	61	29

Walks	42	13

ERA	5.40	4.20

WHIP	1.61	1.55

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	7

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	5.3

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	5

Earned Runs	‐	2

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	4

Walks	‐	2

ERA	‐	3.81

WHIP	‐	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Diamondbacks transferred RHP Ryan Thompson to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Luinder Avila is scheduled to undergo testing on his forearm injury on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Diamondbacks placed Ryan Thompson on the 15-day injured list with a strained lower back. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	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	Ryan Thompson and the Arizona Diamondbacks have come to an agreement on a $3.95 million salary for the 2026 season, avoiding arbitration. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th
	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			Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#224
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#125	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#325	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#424	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#232	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#96	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#360
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			vs TEX
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			@ SD
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Tue, Mar 31st				vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Mon, Apr 13th				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#425
Sat, Jun 20th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Mon, Jun 29th				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Mon, Sep 14th				vs MIA

Who Should I Trade?

Luinder Avila for Ryan Thompson (2026)

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