Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Parker Messick (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 31	# 55
VBR	# 184	# 304

Projections

Strikeouts	30	26
Wins	2	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.68	4.24
WHIP	1.27	1.33

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 27	# 55

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 41	# 69

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 17	# 62

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 27	# 50

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	# 99

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 41	# 47

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	24

Games Started	26	24

Innings Pitched	155.0	133.2

Wins	10	7

Losses	8	7

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	116	118

Earned Runs	43	50

Home Runs Allowed	14	18

Strikeouts	156	125

Walks	41	32

ERA	2.50	3.37

WHIP	1.01	1.12

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	7

Games Started	6	5

Innings Pitched	30.5	29.6

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	28	29

Earned Runs	12	14

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	30	26

Walks	9	9

ERA	3.68	4.24

WHIP	1.27	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA
News
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Monday's 4-2 win over the Angels. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	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
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on six hits and no walks while striking out 10 over 6.2 innings in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Giants. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 20th	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
	Parker Messick allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out six over 5.2 innings in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, Aug 14th	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
	Parker Messick allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over seven innings in Friday's 8-2 win over the White Sox. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th	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
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out six over 4.1 innings in Saturday's 12-8 loss to the Diamondbacks. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 2nd	Emerson Hancock will start Tuesday’s series opener against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Parker Messick SP - CLE			Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th				@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#326	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 14th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, Jun 1st				vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, Jun 11th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 14th				@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Thu, Jun 25th				@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Mon, Jul 27th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Jul 30th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155
Mon, Aug 31st				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs ATH
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			vs TEX
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			vs TEX
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			@ ATH
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ COL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ COL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ COL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs LAA
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Parker Messick (2026)

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