Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Jake Bird (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 55	# 344
VBR	# 448	# 741

Projections

Strikeouts	10	5
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.10	4.21
WHIP	1.32	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 55	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 69	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 62	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 50	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 99	# 300

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 47	# 414

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	25	44

Games Started	25	0

Innings Pitched	138.2	38.2

Wins	7	1

Losses	8	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	126	42

Earned Runs	55	23

Home Runs Allowed	20	6

Strikeouts	126	41

Walks	32	13

ERA	3.57	5.35

WHIP	1.14	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	8

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	11.3	5.3

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	11	5

Earned Runs	5	2

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	10	5

Walks	3	2

ERA	4.10	4.21

WHIP	1.32	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Jake Bird RP - WSH
News
	The Mariners placed RHP Emerson Hancock on the 15-day injured list with a left adductor strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	Emerson Hancock is dealing with a left groin injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Emerson Hancock allowed five runs on eight hits over five innings with one strikeout in a loss on Friday against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 29th	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Emerson Hancock allowed three runs on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts in a no-decision on Friday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Jake Bird is being traded along with three other prospects to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Luis Garcia Jr. Diego Sandoval Sun, Aug 2nd
	Emerson Hancock allowed two runs on five hits over seven innings with eight strikeouts and two walks in a win on Saturday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
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			Jake Bird RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#303	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#374	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#67
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#94
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#335	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#335
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#428
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#423
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS	Jedixson Paez (0-1)	#294	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#121
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#78	@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#86
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			@ STL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			@ DET
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			vs NYM
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Thu, May 7th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Mon, Jun 15th				vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#353
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#199
Wed, Jul 1st				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Jake Bird (2026)

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