Who Should I Trade?

Sal Frelick for Troy Johnston (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 189	# 190
VBR	# 594	# 326

Projections

Runs	13	15
Home Runs	2	3
RBI	11	15
Stolen Bases	3	3
Batting Average	.254	.264

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 209	# 198

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 175	# 155

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 141	# 152

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 149	# 189

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL
2026 Stats


At Bats	276	304

Runs	33	33

Hits	65	87

Singles	47	60

Doubles	14	24

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	3

RBI	34	41

Stolen Bases	6	4

Caught Stealing	2	5

Walks	25	30

Strikeouts	31	58

Batting Average	.236	.286

On Base Pct	.301	.355

Slugging Pct	.330	.395

On-base Plus Slugging	.630	.749

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL
2026 Projections


At Bats	97	123

Runs	13	15

Hits	25	32

Singles	18	22

Doubles	4	7

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	2	3

RBI	11	15

Stolen Bases	3	3

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	9	10

Strikeouts	14	26

Batting Average	.254	.264

On Base Pct	.319	.328

Slugging Pct	.354	.404

On-base Plus Slugging	.673	.732

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL
News
	Sal Frelick had a cortisone injection in his right shoulder last week. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Troy Johnston went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, three runs scored, and four runs batted in during Colorado's 23-9 win over the Athletics on Sunday. David Leisering Mon, Jun 15th
	Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Sal Frelick will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	Troy Johnston went 2-for-5 with a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base during the Rockies' loss to the Giants on Sunday. David Leisering Sun, May 31st
	Sal Frelick remains without a clear timetable to return. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	Troy Johnston had a pair of singles and a walk in four plate appearances on Saturday during Colorado's 5-4 loss to Arizona. He also stole his second base of the season. David Leisering Sun, May 24th
	The Brewers placed OF Sal Frelick on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	Troy Johnston went 3-for-4 with a walk and a pair of runs batted in on Thursday as the Rockies dropped a 10-8 decision to the Padres. David Leisering Fri, Apr 24th
	Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters that Sal Frelick could miss extended time. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	Troy Johnston went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two RBI, a stolen base, and a run scored to lead the Rockies to a 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Saturday. David Leisering Sun, Apr 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL			Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#194
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#150
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#20	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#114	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#124	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#321
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#243	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#29	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#179
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#107
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#238
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#368
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#62
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#100
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#257
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#46	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#272
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#187
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#330
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#303
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#15	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#172	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#113
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#97	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#157
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#100	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#199
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#262	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#413
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#132	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#174
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#29
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#67	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#316
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#198
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#170	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#100
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-1)	#161
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#192
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#146	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#323
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#220
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#169	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#298
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	vs TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#86
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50	@ STL	Quinn Mathews	#218
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD			@ ARI
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD			@ SF
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD			@ SF
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD			@ SF
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM			@ WSH
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN			vs STL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN			vs STL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN			@ DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			@ CWS
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Thu, Apr 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#257
Mon, Apr 20th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Thu, May 7th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54
Thu, May 21st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Mon, Jun 15th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Fri, Jul 10th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102
Mon, Aug 17th				vs LAD
Mon, Aug 24th				@ WSH
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

Sal Frelick for Troy Johnston (2026)

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