Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Nick Mears (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 55	# 386
VBR	# 275	# 746

Projections

Strikeouts	24	2
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.22	3.55
WHIP	1.32	1.29

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

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	# 391

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 47	# 429

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Nick Mears RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	25	21

Games Started	25	0

Innings Pitched	138.2	19.1

Wins	7	2

Losses	8	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	126	18

Earned Runs	55	11

Home Runs Allowed	20	2

Strikeouts	126	15

Walks	32	11

ERA	3.57	5.12

WHIP	1.14	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Nick Mears RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	3

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	27.2	2.7

Wins	2	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	26	2

Earned Runs	13	1

Home Runs Allowed	4	0

Strikeouts	24	2

Walks	8	1

ERA	4.22	3.55

WHIP	1.32	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Nick Mears RP - KC
News
	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	Nick Mears suffered another setback in his recovery. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	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	Nick Mears is scheduled to begin a mound progression next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	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	Nick Mears resumed throwing on Monday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Emerson Hancock allowed two runs on nine hits over 4 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Sunday against the Rays. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	The Kansas City Royals transferred Nick Mears to the 60-day injured list. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 15th
	Emerson Hancock allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits over six innings with six strikeouts and two walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Nick Mears is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 27th
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			Nick Mears RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#406	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren		@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			vs CLE
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, May 7th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#140
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, Jul 1st				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Nick Mears (2026)

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