Who Should I Trade?

Billy Cook for Jake Mangum (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jake Mangum LF,CF,RF - PIT	Billy Cook LF,CF,RF - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 174	‐
VBR	# 378	# 889

Projections

Runs	1	0
Home Runs	0	0
RBI	1	0
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.240	.108

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 130	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 170	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 187	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 249	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 201	# 386

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake Mangum LF,CF,RF - PIT	Billy Cook LF,CF,RF - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	430	51

Runs	56	12

Hits	119	9

Singles	93	7

Doubles	19	1

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	5	0

RBI	33	2

Stolen Bases	23	6

Caught Stealing	9	1

Walks	25	1

Strikeouts	92	20

Batting Average	.277	.177

On Base Pct	.333	.208

Slugging Pct	.365	.235

On-base Plus Slugging	.698	.443

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake Mangum LF,CF,RF - PIT	Billy Cook LF,CF,RF - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	10	2

Runs	1	0

Hits	2	0

Singles	2	0

Doubles	0	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	0

RBI	1	0

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	0

Strikeouts	2	1

Batting Average	.240	.108

On Base Pct	.293	.144

Slugging Pct	.277	.175

On-base Plus Slugging	.570	.319

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake Mangum LF,CF,RF - PIT	Billy Cook LF,CF,RF - PIT
News
	Jake Mangum went 2-for-4 with a home run in the Pirates 11-1 loss on Sunday against the Mets. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	The Pirates recalled Billy Cook from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	Jake Mangum went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in the Pirates 9-0 win over the Mets on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	The Pirates optioned OF Billy Cook to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Jake Mangum went 2-for-4 with a home run and stolen base in the Pirates 8-7 loss on Friday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Billy Cook went 3-for-4 with two RBI in the Pirates 7-1 win over the Guardians on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Jake Mangum is back in the Pirates lineup on Friday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	Billy Cook has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of Wednesday's game against the Dodgers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jun 10th
	Jake Mangum was scratched from Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader with right foot discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd	The Pirates optioned Billy Cook to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jake Mangum LF,CF,RF - PIT			Billy Cook LF,CF,RF - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#63	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#63
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#245	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#245
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#124	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#124
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#283	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#283
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#244	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#244
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)		@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#204	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#204
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#111	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#111
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#18	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#18
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#97	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#97
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-3)	#120	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-3)	#120
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#239	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#239
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#137	@ DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#137
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET	River Ryan (0-0)	#77	@ DET	River Ryan (0-0)	#77

Who Should I Trade?

Billy Cook for Jake Mangum (2026)

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