Who Should I Trade?

Luinder Avila for Steven Okert (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	‐	# 255
VBR	‐	# 542

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	4
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	3.65
WHIP	‐	1.16

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 182

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 185	# 291

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Steven Okert RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	68

Games Started	12	1

Innings Pitched	70.0	67.2

Wins	5	6

Losses	4	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	21

Hits Allowed	71	45

Earned Runs	42	16

Home Runs Allowed	7	7

Strikeouts	61	68

Walks	42	14

ERA	5.40	2.13

WHIP	1.61	0.87

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Steven Okert RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	5

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	4.0

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	3

Earned Runs	‐	2

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	4

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	3.65

WHIP	‐	1.16

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Steven Okert RP - HOU
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Steven Okert (hamstring) was placed on the IL ahead of Friday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 4th
	Luinder Avila is scheduled to undergo testing on his forearm injury on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Astros will have Steven Okert open against the Dodgers on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
	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	Steven Okert and the Houston Astros have avoided arbitration and Okert will make $2.325 million in 2026. 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			Steven Okert RP - HOU
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#394
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#258
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#170	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#393
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#66
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#362	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#66	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#67	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			@ ATH
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Tue, Mar 31st				vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Sat, Jun 20th				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Mon, Jun 29th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7

Who Should I Trade?

Luinder Avila for Steven Okert (2026)

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