Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Painter for Mick Abel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Andrew Painter SP - PHI	Mick Abel SP - MIN
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 235	# 207
VBR	# 535	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	16	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.69	‐
WHIP	1.42	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	‐	# 172

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 457	# 305

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 141	# 151

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 269	# 339

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andrew Painter SP - PHI	Mick Abel SP - MIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	4

Games Started	19	3

Innings Pitched	105.1	20.1

Wins	3	1

Losses	8	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	106	22

Earned Runs	65	9

Home Runs Allowed	17	0

Strikeouts	91	23

Walks	37	10

ERA	5.55	3.98

WHIP	1.36	1.57

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andrew Painter SP - PHI	Mick Abel SP - MIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	‐

Games Started	4	‐

Innings Pitched	19.1	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	19	‐

Earned Runs	10	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	16	‐

Walks	7	‐

ERA	4.69	‐

WHIP	1.42	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andrew Painter SP - PHI	Mick Abel SP - MIN
News
	Andrew Painter fired seven scoreless innings in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Diamondbacks, allowing only two hits and no walks while striking out six. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Sep 2nd	Mick Abel began playing catch from 60 feet last week. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Andrew Painter gave up three runs on two hits and three walks while striking out six over six innings in Friday's 5-3 win against the Angels. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Aug 29th	The Twins transferred RHP Mick Abel to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th
	Andrew Painter allowed one earned run on five hits and no walks while striking out eight over seven innings in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Aug 23rd	Mick Abel remains without a timetable to return. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Andrew Painter allowed five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two over five frames in Sunday's 7-5 win against the Twins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 17th	Mick Abel is set to undergo arthroscopic right elbow surgery, and his timetable for return will be determined after the surgery. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jun 24th
	Andrew Painter gave up two runs on just two hits and three walks while striking out six over 5 1/3 innings in Monday's 6-5 win against the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 11th	Twins manager Derek Shelton said Mick Abel will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Andrew Painter SP - PHI			Mick Abel SP - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#64	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#230
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#198
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#345	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#191
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#283	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#138
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#390
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#176	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#213
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#281
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#312
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#176
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#320
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#358	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#218	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#323	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#311
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#262	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#221
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#262	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#129
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#151	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#240
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#183
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke		vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#82	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL			vs CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM			@ LAA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM			@ LAA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL			@ SF
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			vs TEX
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Mon, Apr 27th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Wed, Apr 29th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Thu, May 28th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Mon, Jun 1st				vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#320
Thu, Jun 11th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Fri, Jun 19th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, Jul 17th				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Thu, Jul 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Mon, Sep 14th				vs NYY
Mon, Sep 21st				@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Painter for Mick Abel (2026)

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