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Ben Kudrna for Elmer Rodriguez (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Elmer Rodriguez SP - NYY  | Ben Kudrna SP - KC  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | # 709 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 9 | ‐ |
| Wins | 1 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 4.26 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.43 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 477 | ‐ |
| Elmer Rodriguez SP - NYY | Ben Kudrna SP - KC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 4 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 4 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 17.0 | ‐ |
| Wins | 0 | ‐ |
| Losses | 2 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 19 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 9 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 10 | ‐ |
| Walks | 11 | ‐ |
| ERA | 4.76 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.76 | ‐ |
| Elmer Rodriguez SP - NYY | Ben Kudrna SP - KC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 10 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 1 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 10.5 | ‐ |
| Wins | 1 | ‐ |
| Losses | 1 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 10 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 5 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 9 | ‐ |
| Walks | 4 | ‐ |
| ERA | 4.26 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.43 | ‐ |
| Elmer Rodriguez SP - NYY | Ben Kudrna SP - KC | |
| News | ||
| Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Elmer Rodriguez will "potentially" start Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th | Royals pitching prospect Ben Kudrna underwent season-ending olecranon stress fracture surgery on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 29th | |
| The Yankees optioned RHP Elmer Rodríguez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st | Ben Kudrna is seeking a second opinion on his elbow injury next week. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st | |
| Elmer Rodriguez allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four over four innings in Sunday's loss to the Reds. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 21st | Kansas City optioned Kudrna to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. He made his first appearance at that level last season, surrendering 18 earned runs across 11.1 innings. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 7th | |
| The Yankees recalled RHP Elmer Rodríguez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st | The Royals signed RHP Ben Kudrna to a deal for the 2026 season. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 8th | |
| Elmer Rodriguez will make a spot start for the Yankees on Sunday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 20th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Elmer Rodriguez SP - NYY | Ben Kudrna SP - KC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SF | Robbie Ray | #97 | @ ATL | Chris Sale | #7 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle | #100 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez | #112 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes | #180 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ SEA | Luis Castillo | #61 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ SEA | George Kirby | #19 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan | #21 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley | #49 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs MIA | Max Meyer | #86 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson | #39 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs MIA | Pete Fairbanks | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison | #44 | |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee | #51 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs ATH | Aaron Civale | #186 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams | #24 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs ATH | Luis Severino | #202 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo | #85 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs | #241 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay | #179 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ TB | Steven Matz | #184 | vs CWS | Davis Martin | #82 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ TB | Nick Martinez | #99 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde | #393 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen | #17 | vs CWS | Grant Taylor | #47 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers | #35 | @ DET | Framber Valdez | #32 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz | @ DET | Jack Flaherty | #95 | |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs LAA | Brent Suter | #188 | @ DET | Keider Montero | #103 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs KC | Michael Wacha | #72 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler | #15 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs KC | Noah Cameron | #78 | @ NYY | Will Warren | #65 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs KC | Cole Ragans | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers | #64 | |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish | #43 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ BOS | Connelly Early | #165 | vs BAL | Shane Baz | #63 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez | #22 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt | #135 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. | #275 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi | #125 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows | #221 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena | #261 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti | #278 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers | #35 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom | #11 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale | #186 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi | #20 | @ ATH | Luis Severino | #202 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs | #241 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs BAL | Cade Povich | #215 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo | #12 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish | #43 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock | #76 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs BAL | Trey Gibson | #286 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo | #61 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs BAL | Shane Baz | #63 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee | #51 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom | #11 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams | #24 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi | #20 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo | #85 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #36 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi | #134 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski | #5 | vs DET | Keider Montero | #103 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison | #44 | vs DET | Burch Smith | |
| Sun, May 10th | @ MIL | Logan Henderson | #39 | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | |
| Tue, May 12th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers | #70 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde | #393 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish | #43 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz | #190 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay | #179 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ NYM | Clay Holmes | #89 | @ STL | Dustin May | #56 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ NYM | Huascar Brazoban | #182 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy | #123 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta | #50 | @ STL | Andre Pallante | #111 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin | #295 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray | #27 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs TOR | Dylan Cease | #8 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez | #22 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage | #73 | vs BOS | Connelly Early | #165 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs TB | Nick Martinez | #99 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert | #9 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs SEA | George Kirby | #19 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen | #17 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo | #12 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ KC | Michael Wacha | #72 | vs NYY | Will Warren | #65 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ KC | Bailey Falter | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler | #15 | |
| Wed, May 27th | @ KC | Noah Cameron | #78 | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole | #23 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ ATH | Luis Severino | #202 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #36 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn | #160 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker | #81 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez | #192 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter | #126 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ CIN | Lyon Richardson | ||||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo | #85 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott | #109 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs CLE | Gavin Williams | #24 | @ CIN | Chase Burns | #26 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi | #134 | @ MIN | Andrew Morris | #155 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray | #27 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews | #131 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan | #21 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez | #22 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp | #106 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi | #134 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi | #20 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ CLE | Parker Messick | #42 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #36 |
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker | #81 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage | #73 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai | #142 |
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman | #25 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows | #221 |
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin | #295 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti | #278 |
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez | #201 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs CWS | Davis Martin | #82 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin | #53 |
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs CWS | Anthony Kay | #179 | @ WSH | Zack Littell | #191 |
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs CWS | Bryan Hudson | #150 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore | #118 |
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder | #280 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy | #98 |
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CIN | Chase Burns | #26 | vs STL | Dustin May | #56 |
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ DET | Framber Valdez | #32 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen | #17 |
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ DET | Casey Mize | #37 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan | #68 |
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ DET | Tarik Skubal | #2 | @ TB | Griffin Jax | #48 |
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ BOS | Connelly Early | #165 | @ TB | Casey Legumina | #259 |
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ BOS | Payton Tolle | #40 | @ CWS | David Sandlin | #403 |
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ BOS | Jake Bennett | #87 | @ CWS | Davis Martin | #82 |
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray | #27 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay | #179 |
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal | #2 | vs TB | Griffin Jax | #48 |
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs DET | Troy Melton | #59 | vs TB | Shane McClanahan | #68 |
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs TB | Ian Seymour | #93 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews | #131 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo | #10 |
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan | #21 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola | #55 |
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ TB | Griffin Jax | #48 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez | #4 |
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ TB | Ian Seymour | #93 | @ NYM | Cionel Perez | |
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan | #68 | @ NYM | Christian Scott | #45 |
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen | #17 | @ NYM | Sean Manaea | #75 |
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ WSH | Carson Palmquist | #274 | @ BAL | Brandon Young | #132 |
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ WSH | PJ Poulin | #350 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish | #43 |
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli | #54 | @ BAL | Shane Baz | #63 |
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki | #96 | vs SD | Michael King | #57 |
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs SD | Griffin Canning | #167 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs LAD | Will Klein | #246 | vs SD | German Marquez | #381 |
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft | #31 | vs SF | Trevor McDonald | |
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SF | Tyler Mahle | #100 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler | #102 | vs SF | Landen Roupp | #62 |
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ DET | Troy Melton | #59 | |||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo | #10 | @ DET | Tarik Skubal | #2 |
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PHI | Tim Mayza | #173 | @ DET | Casey Mize | #37 |
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez | #4 | @ DET | Framber Valdez | #32 |
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay | #179 | @ MIN | Taj Bradley | #49 |
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ CWS | Davis Martin | #82 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan | #21 |
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ CWS | Sean Burke | #66 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober | #84 |
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga | #28 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano | #434 |
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ CHC | David Peterson | #88 | @ COL | Ryan Feltner | #431 |
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ CHC | Colin Rea | #169 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland | #320 |
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs STL | Hunter Dobbins | #166 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan | #21 |
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs STL | Andre Pallante | #111 | vs MIN | Dean Kremer | #114 |
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober | #84 | |||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs ATL | Chris Sale | #7 | vs CHC | Kevin Gausman | #25 |
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs ATL | Tyler Mahle | #100 | vs CHC | Clay Holmes | #89 |
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs ATL | Grant Holmes | #180 | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd | #38 |
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski | #92 | |||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo | #12 | @ LAD | Tarik Skubal | #2 |
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller | #33 | @ LAD | Blake Snell | #30 |
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ TOR | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ TOR | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ TOR | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ BAL | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ BAL | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ BAL | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs TOR | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs TOR | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs TOR | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs HOU | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs HOU | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs HOU | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs BOS | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs BOS | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs BOS | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ LAA | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ LAA | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs ARI | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs NYM | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs NYM | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs NYM | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ MIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ MIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ HOU | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Mar 25th | @ SF | Logan Webb | #16 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert | #9 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs MIA | Eury Perez | #41 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi | #125 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle | #40 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter | #126 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | @ BAL | Brandon Young | #132 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs TOR | Braydon Fisher | #178 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams | #24 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott | #109 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs DET | Casey Mize | #37 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIN | Mike Paredes | #404 | |||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz | #190 | |||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs STL | Michael McGreevy | #98 | |||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert | #9 | |||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ LAA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs COL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ MIN | |||||
