Who Should I Trade?

Orion Kerkering for Pierce Johnson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 241	# 373
VBR	# 404	# 554

Projections

Strikeouts	11	10
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.56	4.40
WHIP	1.33	1.37

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 187	# 370

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 251	# 357

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	56	44

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	51.2	38.1

Wins	7	2

Losses	1	1

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	16	7

Hits Allowed	38	35

Earned Runs	20	19

Home Runs Allowed	3	6

Strikeouts	55	34

Walks	27	15

ERA	3.48	4.46

WHIP	1.26	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.7	9.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	2

Hits Allowed	9	9

Earned Runs	4	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	11	10

Walks	4	4

ERA	3.56	4.40

WHIP	1.33	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
News
	The Phillies officially activated Orion Kerkering from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Kerkering pitched on back-to-back days for Triple-A Lehigh Valley during his rehab stint and made his final appearance Saturday, striking out two and allowing one hit in a scoreless inning against Triple-A Durham. He rejoined the Phillies in San Francisco on Monday. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	Orion Kerkering will pitch for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 3rd	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	The Phillies placed RHP Orion Kerkering on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th
	Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering (hamstring) said he expects to pitch in a Grapefruit League game on Tuesday and is expecting to be ready to start the season on time. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 14th	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
	Orion Kerkering RP - PHI			Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#53	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#214	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#281	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Kade Strowd		vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			@ TOR
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, Apr 29th				vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th				@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th				vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Aug 14th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Orion Kerkering for Pierce Johnson (2026)

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