Who Should I Trade?

Mike Vasil for Rhett Lowder (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Mike Vasil SP,RP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 188	‐
VBR	# 626	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	28	‐
Wins	2	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.57	‐
WHIP	1.43	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 160	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 165	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 425	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 178	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Mike Vasil SP,RP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	‐

Games Started	14	‐

Innings Pitched	72.0	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	7	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	83	‐

Earned Runs	46	‐

Home Runs Allowed	9	‐

Strikeouts	61	‐

Walks	35	‐

ERA	5.75	‐

WHIP	1.64	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Mike Vasil SP,RP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	13	‐

Games Started	5	‐

Innings Pitched	35.3	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	36	‐

Earned Runs	18	‐

Home Runs Allowed	5	‐

Strikeouts	28	‐

Walks	13	‐

ERA	4.57	‐

WHIP	1.43	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Mike Vasil SP,RP - CWS
News
	Reds manager Terry Francona said Rhett Lowder will be moved to the bullpen through the All-Star break. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th	Vasil underwent Tommy John surgery in March and is not expected to return until around midseason 2027. The White Sox transferred him to the 60-day IL Tuesday. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th
	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder allowed six earned runs on 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings while taking the loss on Tuesday against the Brewers. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 1st	The White Sox placed Mike Vasil on the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder surrendered three earned runs on eight hits across 5 2/3 innings on Wednesday, taking the loss at home against the Brewers. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	Mike Vasil will have Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2026 season. Ari Koslow Tue, Mar 17th
	Rhett Lowder allowed four earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five over 5 1/3 innings in Friday's loss to the Yankees. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 20th	White Sox right-hander Mike Vasil was removed from Saturday's Cactus League start due to right elbow soreness. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 14th
	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder allowed just one earned run in 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision on Saturday against the D-backs. 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
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN			Mike Vasil SP,RP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#65	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#135
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#147	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#127	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#108
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#54
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#37	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#171
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#353
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#108	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#54	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#76
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#40	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#123
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#325	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#48	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#78
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#89	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#55	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#206
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#311
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#99	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#206	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#117
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#90	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#31	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#281
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#57	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#170	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#64
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#292	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#48
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#437	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#143
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#48
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#432
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#186	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#100
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#60
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#282	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#302	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#123
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#64	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#259	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#100
Fri, May 22nd				@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#174
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#188
Sun, May 24th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#89
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#210	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#131
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#151	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#86
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#31
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#187	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#170
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#219	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#78	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#131
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#259
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#79	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#337	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#151
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#41
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#97
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#21	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#86
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#170
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#162	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#95	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (1-1)	#61	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#219
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#69
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#310
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#95	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#80
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#76	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#63
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#307	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#103
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#158
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#197	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#36	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#156
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-1)	#317	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#101
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#437	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (0-1)	#77
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#425	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#100	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#60	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#309
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#116	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL			vs HOU
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#18
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#32
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE			vs NYY
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE			vs NYY
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT			vs NYY
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT			@ TB
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT			@ TB
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT			@ TB
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH			@ BOS
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH			@ BOS
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH			@ BOS
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS			vs CIN
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS			vs CIN
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS			vs CIN
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA			@ DET
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA			@ DET
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA			@ DET
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL			@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL			@ CHC
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL			@ CHC
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL			vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI			vs NYM
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF			vs TEX
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC			@ MIN
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC			@ MIN
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC			@ MIN
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs COL
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#370
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#226
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Mike Vasil for Rhett Lowder (2026)

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