Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Hunter Barco (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Cade Horton SP - CHC	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 443

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	2
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	3.21
WHIP	‐	1.37

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 403

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 55	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cade Horton SP - CHC	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	2	7

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	7.1	17.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	4	21

Earned Runs	2	15

Home Runs Allowed	1	4

Strikeouts	4	14

Walks	2	13

ERA	2.45	7.64

WHIP	0.82	1.92

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cade Horton SP - CHC	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	1

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	1.7

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	2

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	2

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	3.21

WHIP	‐	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cade Horton SP - CHC	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
News
	Cade Horton is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 26th
	The Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton is looking at a “15-16 month recovery.” Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	Cubs right-hander Cade Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Cade Horton (forearm) is scheduled to visit specialist Dr. Keith Meister in Texas on Tuesday after his MRI results came back "not clean" and "not good." David Leisering Tue, Apr 7th	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Horton SP - CHC			Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#241
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#57	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#167	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)		vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#189	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#268
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#156
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#236	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#206
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#57
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#224	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	@ DET	River Ryan (0-0)	#75
Sat, Apr 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-3)	#120
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Sat, Sep 26th				@ DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#129

Who Should I Trade?

Cade Horton for Hunter Barco (2026)

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