Who Should I Trade?

Pierce Johnson for Sean Burke (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 76	# 372
VBR	# 279	# 893

Projections

Strikeouts	20	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.29	4.45
WHIP	1.35	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 100	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 44	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 112	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 90	# 374

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 60	# 357

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	49

Games Started	24	0

Innings Pitched	154.2	42.0

Wins	8	2

Losses	6	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	8

Hits Allowed	123	40

Earned Runs	55	21

Home Runs Allowed	18	6

Strikeouts	167	36

Walks	54	17

ERA	3.20	4.50

WHIP	1.14	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	8

Games Started	4	0

Innings Pitched	20.1	6.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	18	6

Earned Runs	10	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	20	6

Walks	8	3

ERA	4.29	4.45

WHIP	1.35	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
News
	Sean Burke allowed one hit and four walks while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s 5-2 win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Wed, Sep 2nd	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Sean Burke allowed two earned runs on two hits and eight walks while striking out three over three innings in Wednesday’s win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	Sean Burke allowed four earned runs on seven hits while striking out four over six innings in Friday's win over the Mets. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	Sean Burke allowed four earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two over 4 1/3 innings in Sunday's loss to the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th
	Sean Burke allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out eight over seven innings in Tuesday’s 5-4 loss to the Reds. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th	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
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS			Pierce Johnson RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#112	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#165	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#163	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Mon, Apr 20th				@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#371
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Thu, May 7th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#163	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#282
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Mon, Jun 15th				vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#202
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#376
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#101	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#172	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#132	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#101	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#204
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#132	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#86	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Mon, Sep 7th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			vs LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ TOR
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46

Who Should I Trade?

Pierce Johnson for Sean Burke (2026)

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