Who Should I Trade?

Chad Patrick for Hunter Barco (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Chad Patrick SP,RP - MIL	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 184	‐
VBR	# 426	# 762

Projections

Strikeouts	22	13
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.09	4.47
WHIP	1.31	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 183	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 166	# 396

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 128	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Chad Patrick SP,RP - MIL	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	40	6

Games Started	6	0

Innings Pitched	86.2	14.2

Wins	6	0

Losses	4	1

Saves	5	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	6	1

Hits Allowed	71	19

Earned Runs	32	12

Home Runs Allowed	8	3

Strikeouts	78	10

Walks	32	12

ERA	3.32	7.36

WHIP	1.19	2.11

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Chad Patrick SP,RP - MIL	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	18	10

Games Started	1	2

Innings Pitched	23.0	15.0

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	21	15

Earned Runs	10	7

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	22	13

Walks	8	7

ERA	4.09	4.47

WHIP	1.31	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Chad Patrick SP,RP - MIL	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
News
	Chad Patrick allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out four over four innings in Wednesday’s win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Thu, May 28th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Chad Patrick will start for the Brewers on Wednesday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Chad Patrick allowed four earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over 3 1/3 innings in Monday’s loss to the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Tue, May 5th	The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	Chad Patrick allowed two earned runs on one hit and five walks while striking out five over five innings in Tuesday’s 13-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Wed, Apr 29th	The Pirates have optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th
	Chad Patrick is expected to pitch in a bulk relief role on Wednesday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 22nd	Hunter Barco has reportedly made the Pirates’ Opening Day roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Chad Patrick SP,RP - MIL			Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#236	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#72	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#117
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#180	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (8-7)	#29
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#78	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-2)	#21
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#63	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#416
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (11-5)	#15	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#93
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#149	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-11)	#68
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#159	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#177
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (4-6)	#130	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#329
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#145	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#82
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (14-3)	#28	vs SD	Michael King (7-8)	#54
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#162	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#56	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#88
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#253	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-10)	#24	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#361
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#162
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#56
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-7)	#110	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#78
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-6)	#52	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (11-5)	#15
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#42	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#63
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-7)	#148	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#92
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#34	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-7)	#9
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-4)	#102	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#48
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#118	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (8-4)	#105
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4)	#103	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#134
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#53	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-3)	#163
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#162	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#136
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#56	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#189
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#361	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-2)	#21
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (8-4)	#105
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#134	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#53
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#79
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#16	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-11)	#59
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#76	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#89
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#155	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#434
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (7-8)	#54	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#186	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#60	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#51
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#83	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#104	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-3)	#5
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#227	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-9)	#95
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#88	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#99
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#107	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-10)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#10	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-9)	#95	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#227
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#99	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#326
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#47	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#233	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#141	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#104
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (5-8)	#109
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-11)	#59
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#243
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#18	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#284
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#194	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#233
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-6)	#432	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#209
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#379	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#165
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#306
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#157	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#345
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-8)	#121	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-6)	#52
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#51	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#187
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#135
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#184	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-8)	#121
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#17	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#175
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-6)	#37
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#209	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#379
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-7)	#6	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#435
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#165	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#434
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#136
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#100	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#23
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#189	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#13
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#230	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#93
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#117	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-2)	#21
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#136
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#100	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#51
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#189	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#93	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-3)	#5
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-2)	#21	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#267
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#118	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#404
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4)	#103	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (9-5)	#66
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#47
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-3)	#163	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#99	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#176
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#134	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#165
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (5-8)	#122	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#94
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#133
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-6)	#52
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#135	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#191
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#42	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#74
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#44	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-2)	#138
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#39	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#435	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-1)	#38
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-6)	#432	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#379	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#89	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#118
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-11)	#59	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#80
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#18	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4)	#103
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#270	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#198	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#93
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-8)	#263	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-2)	#21
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (5-8)	#122	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#204
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-4)	#55	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (6-2)	#41
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#48
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-5)	#30	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-7)	#47
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (5-8)	#109	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-2)	#138
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#207
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#83	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (4-7)	#34
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#226	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#42
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#79	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-7)	#110
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#273
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#10	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-5)	#84
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#107	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-3)	#28
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#124
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#32	vs DET	Keider Montero (8-7)	#148
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-7)	#11	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-0)	#160
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#23
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM			@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM			@ SD
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX			@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX			@ STL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC			vs SF
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC			vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			@ DET
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#43
Mon, Apr 13th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (9-5)	#66
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#47
Tue, May 5th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4)	#103
Thu, May 7th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#235
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#47
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#230
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#107
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#157
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#32
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#189
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (7-7)	#36
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SD
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Chad Patrick for Hunter Barco (2026)

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