Who Should I Trade?

Pierce Johnson for Ryne Stanek (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 373	# 352
VBR	# 531	# 469

Projections

Strikeouts	9	9
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	1
ERA	4.47	4.31
WHIP	1.34	1.40

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 370	# 319

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 357	# 401

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	45	60

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	38.2	53.1

Wins	2	2

Losses	1	2

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	1	4

Holds	7	24

Hits Allowed	35	46

Earned Runs	19	26

Home Runs Allowed	6	9

Strikeouts	34	56

Walks	15	28

ERA	4.42	4.39

WHIP	1.29	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	11

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	9.5	9.3

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	2

Hits Allowed	9	8

Earned Runs	5	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	9

Walks	4	5

ERA	4.47	4.31

WHIP	1.34	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
News
	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	Ryne Stanek struck out two batters over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 4-1 win over the Pirates. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd	Ryne Stanek left Tuesday's game early against the Brewers with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th	The Cardinals activated Ryne Stanek from the paternity list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th	The Cardinals placed RHP Ryne Stanek on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	Reds right-hander Pierce Johnson (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session on Monday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th	Ryne Stanek allowed three earned runs on three hits while striking out one batter to take the loss against the Twins. Chase Davis Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN			Ryne Stanek RP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#295
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#123
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#149
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#110
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#302
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs SF
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ MIL
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Mon, Jul 27th				vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8

Who Should I Trade?

Pierce Johnson for Ryne Stanek (2026)

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