Who Should I Trade?

Eric Orze for Paul Blackburn (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Eric Orze RP - MIN	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 364	# 293
VBR	# 861	# 687

Projections

Strikeouts	3	5
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.46	4.53
WHIP	1.49	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 409	# 198

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 347	# 389

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Orze RP - MIN	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	36	57

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	41.1	79.2

Wins	2	7

Losses	2	3

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	4	4

Holds	7	10

Hits Allowed	42	53

Earned Runs	26	15

Home Runs Allowed	1	7

Strikeouts	36	66

Walks	21	31

ERA	5.66	1.69

WHIP	1.52	1.05

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Orze RP - MIN	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	3.5	6.3

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	3	6

Earned Runs	2	3

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	3	5

Walks	2	2

ERA	4.46	4.53

WHIP	1.49	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Orze RP - MIN	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
News
	Eric Orze struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, Apr 10th	Paul Blackburn will start for the Yankees on Thursday in a bullpen game. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Orze posted a 3.02 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 40:19 K:BB across 41.2 innings in 33 appearances with Tampa Bay last season before being traded to Minnesota this offseason. He's struggled with his control this spring, allowing five runs over 6.2 innings with an 8:6 K:BB and a 6.75 ERA. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st	The Yankees say Paul Blackburn will start on Thursday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Eric Orze RP - MIN			Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#164	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#294	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#403	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#241
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#363
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#275
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#280	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#211
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#276	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#188
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#298
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#313
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#207	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#346
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#210	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#179
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#221
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#145
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#237
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#187	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#250	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Tue, Mar 31st				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#223
Mon, May 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#221
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Wed, Jun 17th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28
Mon, Jul 27th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Fri, Aug 14th				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#87
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Thu, Sep 24th				vs TB

Who Should I Trade?

Eric Orze for Paul Blackburn (2026)

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