Who Should I Trade?

Pierce Johnson for Yimi Garcia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 373	‐
VBR	# 554	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	10	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.40	‐
WHIP	1.37	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 370	# 268

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 357	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	38.1	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	7	‐

Hits Allowed	35	‐

Earned Runs	19	‐

Home Runs Allowed	6	‐

Strikeouts	34	‐

Walks	15	‐

ERA	4.46	‐

WHIP	1.30	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	9.8	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	2	‐

Hits Allowed	9	‐

Earned Runs	5	‐

Home Runs Allowed	2	‐

Strikeouts	10	‐

Walks	4	‐

ERA	4.40	‐

WHIP	1.37	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN	Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
News
	The Reds activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	Yimi Garcia underwent thoracic outlet surgery on Thursday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	The Cincinnati Reds are expected to activate Pierce Johnson from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd	Yimi Garcia remains shut down right now by the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	The Reds sent Pierce Johnson on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th	Yimi Garcia is continuing to experience nerve/neck symptoms. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Pierce Johnson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jun 17th	Yimi Garcia will begin a rehab assignment for Low-A Dunedin on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Reds right-hander Pierce Johnson (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session on Monday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th	Yimi Garcia threw a successful live bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Pierce Johnson RP - CIN			Yimi Garcia RP - TOR
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs DET
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs CIN
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, May 22nd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sun, May 24th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Thu, Jun 25th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Mon, Jul 27th				@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#305
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Pierce Johnson for Yimi Garcia (2026)

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