Who Should I Trade?

Brayan Bello for Hunter Barco (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS	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	# 295	‐
VBR	# 392	# 880

Projections

Strikeouts	8	4
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.19	4.47
WHIP	1.39	1.50

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 201	# 403

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 470	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	24	7

Games Started	9	0

Innings Pitched	104.1	17.2

Wins	6	0

Losses	7	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	114	21

Earned Runs	55	15

Home Runs Allowed	11	4

Strikeouts	79	14

Walks	35	13

ERA	4.74	7.64

WHIP	1.43	1.92

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	3

Games Started	1	1

Innings Pitched	9.7	4.3

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	10	4

Earned Runs	5	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	8	4

Walks	3	2

ERA	4.19	4.47

WHIP	1.39	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
News
	Brayan Bello is expected to pitch out of the bullpen the rest of the season. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Brayan Bello allowed four hits and two walks while striking out seven over five scoreless innings in Monday's win over the Angels. Chris Schommer Mon, Sep 7th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	The Red Sox are starting Brayan Bello against the Angels on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 7th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Brayan Bello allowed four earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out two over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Yankees. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Brayan Bello allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out three over 4 2/3 innings in Monday's win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 18th	The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS			Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#151	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#387
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#327	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#270
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#8	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#28
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#169
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#100	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#81	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#298	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#15	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#10
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#8
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#100
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#151
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#373	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#139
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#308	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#194
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#395
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#347	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#71	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#81	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#262
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#81
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#363
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#137
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#10	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#281
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#393
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#394
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#6	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#194
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#396
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#393	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#329	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#354
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#150	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#189
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#238
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#15
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#392	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#151
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#235
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#335
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#281	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#228
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#303	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#236	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#9
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#335	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#327
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#202
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#15	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#303
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#150
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#150	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#309	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#10	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#8
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#309
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#71
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#100
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#228
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			@ DET
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Sat, May 9th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Mon, May 25th				vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, Jun 6th				@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#374
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#184

Who Should I Trade?

Brayan Bello for Hunter Barco (2026)

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