Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for George Klassen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	George Klassen SP - LAA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 53	‐
VBR	# 353	# 823

Projections

Strikeouts	39	12
Wins	3	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.33	4.67
WHIP	1.32	1.51

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 61	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 69	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 54	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 50	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 167	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 47	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	George Klassen SP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	2

Games Started	20	2

Innings Pitched	110.1	4.2

Wins	6	0

Losses	5	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	88	7

Earned Runs	40	6

Home Runs Allowed	14	1

Strikeouts	102	6

Walks	27	10

ERA	3.26	11.57

WHIP	1.04	3.64

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	George Klassen SP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	13	9

Games Started	8	2

Innings Pitched	44.2	13.2

Wins	3	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	43	13

Earned Runs	21	7

Home Runs Allowed	7	2

Strikeouts	39	12

Walks	14	6

ERA	4.33	4.67

WHIP	1.32	1.51

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	George Klassen SP - LAA
News
	Emerson Hancock allowed three runs on eight hits over five innings with five strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Wednesday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	The Angels optioned RHP George Klassen to Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 12th
	ESPN’s Jeff Passan said that he expects Emerson Hancock to be traded at the deadline. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	George Klassen left Saturday’s start against the Reds with a right index fingernail contusion. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 11th
	Emerson Hancock will start Wednesday’s game against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	George Klassen lasted just 2.2 innings in his major league debut on Sunday after allowing two runs on three hits while walking five and striking out four. The Angels went on to defeat the Mariners, 8-7, in 11 innings. David Leisering Sun, Apr 5th
	The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon reported that the Mariners are “open” to moving Emerson Hancock. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	The Angels selected the contract of RHP George Klassen from Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 5th
	Emerson Hancock allowed two runs on five hits over six innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	The Angels have reassigned right-hander George Klassen to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA			George Klassen SP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#17
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#175
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#304	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#350
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#325	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#383
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#334
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#110	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#74
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#189
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#320	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#290	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#275
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#98
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#98
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#221	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#83
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#85	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#162
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#179
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (1-0)	#108
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#116
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET			@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#85	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY			vs TEX
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU			vs KC
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU			vs KC
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU			vs KC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL			@ HOU
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL			@ HOU
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			vs SEA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			@ SEA
Thu, May 21st				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231
Thu, May 28th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BOS
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for George Klassen (2026)

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