Who Should I Trade?

Gavin Stone for Paul Blackburn (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Gavin Stone SP - LAD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 290	‐
VBR	# 631	# 922

Projections

Strikeouts	15	4
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.42	4.40
WHIP	1.39	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 382	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 198	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Gavin Stone SP - LAD
2026 Stats


Games Played	39	‐

Games Started	2	‐

Innings Pitched	60.0	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	2	‐

Holds	3	‐

Hits Allowed	40	‐

Earned Runs	14	‐

Home Runs Allowed	6	‐

Strikeouts	47	‐

Walks	20	‐

ERA	2.10	‐

WHIP	1.00	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Gavin Stone SP - LAD
2026 Projections


Games Played	20	2

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	18.6	4.5

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	19	5

Earned Runs	9	2

Home Runs Allowed	3	0

Strikeouts	15	4

Walks	6	1

ERA	4.42	4.40

WHIP	1.39	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Gavin Stone SP - LAD
News
	Paul Blackburn will start for the Yankees on Thursday in a bullpen game. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Gavin Stone has been unable to ramp up his throwing without feeling soreness in his surgically repaired right shoulder. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 3rd
	The Yankees say Paul Blackburn will start on Thursday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th	The Dodgers transferred RHP Gavin Stone to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 1st
		Stone experienced a setback with his surgically repaired right shoulder early in spring and was shut down from throwing. Recent imaging showed only inflammation, and he's now considered pain-free with a return to playing catch expected soon. Bruno Mulé Wed, Mar 25th
		Gavin Stone has been cleared to start a throwing program. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 16th
		Stone (shoulder) is recovering from surgery on his right shoulder and has experienced a setback. An MRI revealed inflammation in the shoulder but showed no structural damage. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 3rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY			Gavin Stone SP - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th				vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#149
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122	vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Mon, Apr 20th				@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#218	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#267
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Thu, May 14th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#126
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	@ SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36
Sat, May 23rd				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#425
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Mon, Jun 1st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33
Sat, Jun 6th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47
Thu, Jun 11th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170
Mon, Jun 15th				vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#240
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#83	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#219
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#403	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#244
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#164
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#85	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#306	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#290	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#25
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#189	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#235
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 21st				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#107
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#167	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#83
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#161
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL			@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Mon, Aug 10th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA			vs KC
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR			vs MIL
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR			vs MIL
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR			vs MIL
Mon, Aug 17th				@ COL
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL			@ COL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL			@ COL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR			vs PIT
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU			@ ATL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU			@ ATL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU			@ ATL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS			@ DET
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			@ DET
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS			@ DET
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA			vs STL
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs STL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			vs WSH
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ CIN
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs SF
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs SF
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs SD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs SD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs SD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ SF
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ SF
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ SF
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#187
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#183
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Gavin Stone for Paul Blackburn (2026)

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