Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Tink Hence (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Tink Hence SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 309	‐
VBR	# 616	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	21	5
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.33	4.43
WHIP	1.38	1.64

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 396	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 228	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Tink Hence SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	38	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	63.0	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	5	‐

Hits Allowed	50	‐

Earned Runs	27	‐

Home Runs Allowed	8	‐

Strikeouts	66	‐

Walks	31	‐

ERA	3.86	‐

WHIP	1.29	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Tink Hence SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	24	15

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	21.7	6.1

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	4	0

Hits Allowed	20	6

Earned Runs	10	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	21	5

Walks	9	3

ERA	4.33	4.43

WHIP	1.38	1.64

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Tink Hence SP - STL
News
	The Astros are reportedly drawing trade interest in AJ Blubaugh. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	Hence threw a scoreless frame Tuesday in his first spring outing, recording one strikeout while working from the bullpen. He appeared in only eight games last season due to a lat strain and shoulder impingement. Bruno Mulé Wed, Feb 25th
		Hence suffered a lat strain and shoulder impingement during the 2025 season, cutting his campaign short. Tuesday's Grapefruit League appearance will be his first game action since last July. Bruno Mulé Tue, Feb 24th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU			Tink Hence SP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#163
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#107
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#147
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#383	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#220	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#240	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#64
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#327
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#198
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#51	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#57	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#309	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#134	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#132
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#94	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#171
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#220
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#223
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#229
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#102
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#414
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#132
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#249	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#101
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#230
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#49
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#148
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#378	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#94
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#91	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#113
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#292	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#223	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson	#100	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#212
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#149
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#51	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#223
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#82	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#194
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#183
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#271
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#181
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103	@ CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#84
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#232
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#327	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#318	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#271	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#407	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#84
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#113	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR			@ NYY
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD			vs COL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD			vs COL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD			vs COL
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF			vs PHI
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA			@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY			vs BAL
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM			vs PIT
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			@ COL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ SF
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs SF
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ MIL
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#121
Wed, Apr 29th				@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Thu, May 7th				@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#224
Thu, Jul 9th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#58
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71
Thu, Jul 30th				vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SF

Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Tink Hence (2026)

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