Who Should I Trade?

Gus Varland for Hunter Barco (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 357	‐
VBR	# 895	# 1029

Projections

Strikeouts	3	9
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.63	4.38
WHIP	1.34	1.52

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 331	# 399

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 455	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	33	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	31.2	17.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	2	1

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	6	1

Hits Allowed	43	21

Earned Runs	24	15

Home Runs Allowed	7	4

Strikeouts	30	14

Walks	15	13

ERA	6.82	7.64

WHIP	1.83	1.92

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	7

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	3.1	10.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	3	10

Earned Runs	2	5

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	3	9

Walks	1	5

ERA	4.63	4.38

WHIP	1.34	1.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
News
	The Nationals optioned RHP Gus Varland to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Gus Varland allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter to earn the save in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Royals. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jun 17th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	Gus Varland struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 4-3 win over the Giants. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jun 9th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Gus Varland struck out two batters while allowing one hit over 1.1 scoreless frames to earn the save in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Twins. Jesse Garcia Fri, May 8th	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Gus Varland struck out one batter and allowed one hit over 1 1/3 innings pitched in the Nationals win over the Mets. Jesse Garcia Thu, Apr 30th	The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gus Varland RP - WSH			Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#113	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#295
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#387	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#174
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#302	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#89	@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs KC
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ DET
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th				vs STL

Who Should I Trade?

Gus Varland for Hunter Barco (2026)

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