Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Joel Kuhnel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 53	# 341
VBR	# 282	# 736

Projections

Strikeouts	43	7
Wins	3	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.30	4.27
WHIP	1.32	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 60	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 69	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 54	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 50	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 132	# 324

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 47	# 340

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	35

Games Started	20	0

Innings Pitched	110.1	35.1

Wins	6	1

Losses	5	3

Saves	0	6

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	88	38

Earned Runs	40	19

Home Runs Allowed	14	6

Strikeouts	102	22

Walks	27	12

ERA	3.26	4.84

WHIP	1.04	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	13	11

Games Started	8	0

Innings Pitched	48.6	9.2

Wins	3	1

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	47	10

Earned Runs	23	4

Home Runs Allowed	7	1

Strikeouts	43	7

Walks	15	3

ERA	4.30	4.27

WHIP	1.32	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
News
	Emerson Hancock will start Tuesday’s series opener against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Joel Kuhnel was sent on a rehab assignment on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	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	Joel Kuhnel threw a live batting practice session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	ESPN’s Jeff Passan said that he expects Emerson Hancock to be traded at the deadline. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Joel Kuhnel will throw his first bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Emerson Hancock will start Wednesday’s game against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Brewers right-hander Joel Kuhnel (shoulder) is dealing with a "minor" impingement, according to skipper Pat Murphy. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
	The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon reported that the Mariners are “open” to moving Emerson Hancock. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	The Brewers placed Joel Kuhnel on the 15-day IL with a shoulder impingement. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th
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			Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#218
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#99
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#292	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#149
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#250
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#142	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#164
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#275	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#302	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#191
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#221
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#321	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#243	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#295
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#192	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#103
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#113
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#130
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#164
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#149	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#350
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#288	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#101
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#142	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#156
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#275	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#221	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#167
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#321	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#243	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#306	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#140
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#80
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#92
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#385	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#96
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#83	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#232	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#260
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#130	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#142
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#182	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#431
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#103	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#320
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#286	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#94
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#191	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#54	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#350	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#43	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#165	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#115
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#280
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#102
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#88
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#236	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#280
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#261	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#91	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#130
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#166
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#263	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#99
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#48	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#102
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#93	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#109	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#158
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#431
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#320
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#92	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#312	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#96
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#236
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#188
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#261
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#59	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#52
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Ty Madden	#273	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Ty Madden	#273	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#48	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#93	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#243
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#65	@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#167
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#96
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			vs CHC
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			vs STL
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#189
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152
Wed, Jul 1st				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#109
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#102
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#381
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CHC
Thu, Sep 17th				@ PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Joel Kuhnel (2026)

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