Who Should I Trade?

Rhett Lowder for Triston McKenzie (2026)

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 189	‐
VBR	# 762	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	22	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.60	‐
WHIP	1.44	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 161	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 165	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 425	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 178	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	‐

Games Started	16	‐

Innings Pitched	83.0	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	7	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	89	‐

Earned Runs	50	‐

Home Runs Allowed	10	‐

Strikeouts	70	‐

Walks	37	‐

ERA	5.42	‐

WHIP	1.52	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	‐

Games Started	5	‐

Innings Pitched	27.2	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	28	‐

Earned Runs	14	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	22	‐

Walks	10	‐

ERA	4.60	‐

WHIP	1.44	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN	Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD
News
	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder pitched six innings of two-run ball, but took a no-decision in an eventual 3-2 win over the Pirates on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st	Triston McKenzie has been reassigned to minor league camp by the San Diego Padres. David Leisering Sat, Mar 21st
	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on one hit and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th	McKenzie carries a 5.46 ERA across 24 big-league appearances (20 starts) since 2023 into Padres camp as a non-roster invitee, but his arm has shown something new this spring. He gained weight over the offseason and pitched in winter ball for the first time, and his four-seamer is averaging 95.7 mph — up two full mph from last season. McKenzie has never touched 97 mph in a major-league game, but he topped that mark 10 times in his most recent Cactus League outing and peaked at 98.8 mph. He admitted having "no idea" where the extra velocity is coming from. Bruno Mulé Fri, Mar 13th
	Rhett Lowder allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits while striking out two over 2 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th
	Reds manager Terry Francona said Rhett Lowder will be moved to the bullpen through the All-Star break. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th
	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
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN			Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#237	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#257
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#304	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#351
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#257
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#267	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#320	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#198	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#328	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#303	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#161	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#434
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#179
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-1)	#342	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#127
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH			vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL			@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL			@ NYM
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI			vs MIN
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF			vs PIT
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF			vs PIT
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC			@ TB
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC			@ TB
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC			@ TB
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			@ CIN
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Fri, May 22nd				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Sun, May 24th				vs ATH	Luis Medina (2-3)	#223
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Mon, Jul 6th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43

Who Should I Trade?

Rhett Lowder for Triston McKenzie (2026)

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