Who Should I Trade?

Carmen Mlodzinski for Josh Ekness (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT	Josh Ekness RP - MIA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 214	‐
VBR	# 421	# 963

Projections

Strikeouts	28	10
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.00	4.21
WHIP	1.36	1.52

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 198	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 106	# 275

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT	Josh Ekness RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	6

Games Started	9	0

Innings Pitched	86.1	5.1

Wins	6	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	2	1

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	88	2

Earned Runs	33	1

Home Runs Allowed	7	0

Strikeouts	69	5

Walks	30	5

ERA	3.44	1.69

WHIP	1.37	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT	Josh Ekness RP - MIA
2026 Projections


Games Played	23	12

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	32.6	9.7

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	32	9

Earned Runs	14	5

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	28	10

Walks	11	5

ERA	4.00	4.21

WHIP	1.36	1.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT	Josh Ekness RP - MIA
News
	Carmen Mlodzinski earned the save on Wednesday against the Mariners. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	Josh Ekness is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Carmen Mlodzinski pitched the final four innings on Thursday and allowed one run on four hits while striking out three to preserve a 5-1 Pirates' victory over Houston. David Leisering Fri, Jun 5th	Josh Ekness will begin a rehab assignment on Thursday with Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	Carmen Mlodzinski was reinstated from the restricted list by the Pirates on Monday after he was placed on the list the day before. David Leisering Mon, Jun 1st	Josh Ekness is in the late stages of his progression. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	The Pirates placed Carmen Mlodzinski on the restricted list. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st	The Marlins transferred Josh Ekness to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Carmen Mlodzinski is expected to be available for the Pirates on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st	Josh Ekness is expected to miss roughly six weeks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT			Josh Ekness RP - MIA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#66	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#409	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#194
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#409
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#120	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#288	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#227
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#132	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#184
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#168
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#234
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#212
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#366
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#72
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#300
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#214
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#99	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#225	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#156
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#366
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#147
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#241
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#300	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#197	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#234
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#312
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#417
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#360
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#309	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#308	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#299	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#114	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#167	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#114
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-0)	#133
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#268
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#16	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#152
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#105
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#48
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL			@ ATL
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL			@ ATL
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM			vs LAA
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM			vs LAA
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM			vs LAA
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA			vs PIT
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA			vs PIT
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS			@ CIN
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS			@ CIN
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS			@ CIN
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET			@ PHI
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET			@ PHI
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD			vs WSH
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD			vs BOS
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD			vs BOS
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD			vs BOS
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL			@ WSH
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL			@ WSH
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL			@ WSH
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF			@ KC
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF			@ KC
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF			@ KC
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ ARI
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ SD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ SD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ SD
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs ATL
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Mon, Apr 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90
Mon, May 4th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Mon, May 18th				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291
Mon, Jun 1st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#196
Fri, Jul 10th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51
Fri, Jul 17th				@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#48
Tue, Jul 21st				@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119
Mon, Aug 31st				@ WSH
Mon, Sep 7th				vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th				@ ARI

Who Should I Trade?

Carmen Mlodzinski for Josh Ekness (2026)

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