Who Should I Trade?

Dylan Lee for Hunter Barco (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Dylan Lee RP - ATL	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 143	‐
VBR	# 312	# 1038

Projections

Strikeouts	12	9
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.31	4.38
WHIP	1.10	1.51

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 106	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 158	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 73	# 399

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 232	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Dylan Lee RP - ATL	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	63	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	59.2	17.2

Wins	5	0

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	30	1

Hits Allowed	36	21

Earned Runs	16	15

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	73	14

Walks	15	13

ERA	2.41	7.64

WHIP	0.85	1.92

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Dylan Lee RP - ATL	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	7

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	10.7	11.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	9	11

Earned Runs	4	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	12	9

Walks	3	5

ERA	3.31	4.38

WHIP	1.10	1.51

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Dylan Lee RP - ATL	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
News
	Dylan Lee pitched around a two-out single in the top of the ninth and earned his third win of the season when Ozzie Albies hit a walk-off, two-run homer in the home half on Saturday in Atlanta's victory over Milwaukee. David Leisering Sat, Jun 20th	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Dylan Lee has been reinstated from the paternity list. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 29th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	The Braves placed LHP Dylan Lee on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Dylan Lee has won his arbitration hearing against the Atlanta Braves and will make $2.2 million in 2026. The Braves filed at $2 million. David Leisering Tue, Feb 10th	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
		The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Dylan Lee RP - ATL			Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#214	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#246	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#156
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			@ CHC
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ DET
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, May 7th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, May 25th				vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Tue, Jun 16th				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Jun 29th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jul 28th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Dylan Lee for Hunter Barco (2026)

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