Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Banda for Hunter Barco (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 377	‐
VBR	‐	# 1038

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	9
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.38
WHIP	‐	1.51

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 366	# 399

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 460	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	39	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	34.1	17.2

Wins	2	0

Losses	0	1

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	10	1

Hits Allowed	31	21

Earned Runs	17	15

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	33	14

Walks	15	13

ERA	4.46	7.64

WHIP	1.34	1.92

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	7

Games Started	‐	2

Innings Pitched	‐	11.0

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	1

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	11

Earned Runs	‐	5

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	9

Walks	‐	5

ERA	‐	4.38

WHIP	‐	1.51

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
News
	Anthony Banda underwent surgery to repair his lat and is out for the season. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Twins left-hander Anthony Banda (lat) has been placed on the 15-day injured list, and will reportedly be out for months rather than weeks. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	Twins left-hander Anthony Banda (side) left Sunday's game against the Rockies after just one pitch in the ninth inning. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Anthony Banda struck out one in a perfect frame to earn the save in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Matthew Adam Mon, Jun 22nd	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Anthony Banda struck out one batter over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Friday's 8-6 win over the Red Sox. Matthew Adam Sat, May 23rd	The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN			Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#246	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#394	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#163	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#156
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ CHC
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs KC
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ DET
Tue, Mar 31st				@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Aug 14th				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Thu, Sep 24th				vs STL

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Banda for Hunter Barco (2026)

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