Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Minter for Ryan Yarbrough (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 234	# 307
VBR	# 489	# 694

Projections

Strikeouts	4	4
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.76	4.40
WHIP	1.25	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 286	# 223

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 101	# 383

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	42	34

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	40.1	56.2

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	1

Saves	1	3

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	8	2

Hits Allowed	34	46

Earned Runs	12	29

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	36	41

Walks	7	22

ERA	2.68	4.61

WHIP	1.02	1.20

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	4.4	4.4

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	4	4

Earned Runs	2	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	4	4

Walks	2	1

ERA	3.76	4.40

WHIP	1.25	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - NYY
News
	A.J. Minter struck out two batters in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Guardians. Matthew Adam Sun, Sep 13th	Ryan Yarbrough will start for Team USA in Wednesday's exhibition game against the Rockies. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 4th
	The Minnesota Twins are acquiring left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th
	A.J. Minter is expected to be moved ahead of the August 3 trade deadline. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th
	A.J. Minter was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th
	The Mets are expected to activate A.J. Minter from the injured list on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN			Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#162	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#204	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#386	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#171
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#299
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#263
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#190	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#256
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#360	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#180
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#346
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#301	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#301
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#254
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#239	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#353
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#227	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#185
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#308	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#308	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#94	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#141
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#218
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#143	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#228	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#77	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#77	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#390
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#156	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#302
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#134	vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#247	vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Tue, Mar 31st				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#234
Mon, May 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Fri, Aug 14th				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#165
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#78
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Thu, Sep 24th				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47

Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Minter for Ryan Yarbrough (2026)

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