Who Should I Trade?

Ryan Thompson for Trent Thornton (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI	Trent Thornton RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 353	# 317
VBR	# 552	# 600

Projections

Strikeouts	15	16
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	2
ERA	3.90	4.59
WHIP	1.33	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 382	# 247

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 318	# 378

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI	Trent Thornton RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	41	27

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	36.2	30.0

Wins	4	3

Losses	2	3

Saves	0	3

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	7	1

Hits Allowed	37	21

Earned Runs	11	9

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	26	13

Walks	10	10

ERA	2.70	2.70

WHIP	1.28	1.03

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI	Trent Thornton RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	22	24

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	19.5	21.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	5

Hits Allowed	19	21

Earned Runs	8	11

Home Runs Allowed	2	3

Strikeouts	15	16

Walks	6	7

ERA	3.90	4.59

WHIP	1.33	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI	Trent Thornton RP - CHC
News
	Ryan Thompson and the Arizona Diamondbacks have come to an agreement on a $3.95 million salary for the 2026 season, avoiding arbitration. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th	Trent Thornton played catch on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 22nd
		Trent Thornton underwent X-rays on his left heel following Monday's 8-6 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The results came back negative for any structural damage. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st
		The Cubs placed Trent Thornton on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
		Trent Thornton has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs. The righthander will receive an invite to Spring Training as part of the deal. David Leisering Wed, Jan 28th
		The Cubs signed RHP Trent Thornton to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Tue, Jan 20th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI			Trent Thornton RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#311
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#180	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#138
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#172
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#192
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#74	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#199
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#155	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#223
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#126	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#275
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#187	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#371
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#287	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#226	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#280	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#312
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#199
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	vs SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#143
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#18
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#111
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#118	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE			vs NYY
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD			vs LAD
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD			vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD			@ KC
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD			@ KC
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD			@ KC
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL			vs STL
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL			vs STL
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL			vs STL
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS			vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS			vs CWS
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS			vs CWS
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN			@ SEA
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN			@ SEA
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN			@ SEA
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ BOS
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Fri, Apr 24th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#412
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH
Sun, Aug 30th				vs CIN
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Ryan Thompson for Trent Thornton (2026)

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