Who Should I Trade?

Hoby Milner for Rafael Montero (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Hoby Milner RP - CHC	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 343	‐
VBR	# 698	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	11	15
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.13	4.26
WHIP	1.37	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 302	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 388	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Hoby Milner RP - CHC	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	38	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	35.2	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	2	‐

Holds	6	‐

Hits Allowed	34	‐

Earned Runs	14	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	18	‐

Walks	9	‐

ERA	3.53	‐

WHIP	1.21	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Hoby Milner RP - CHC	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	16	29

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	14.7	15.9

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	1	2

Hits Allowed	15	14

Earned Runs	7	8

Home Runs Allowed	2	2

Strikeouts	11	15

Walks	4	8

ERA	4.13	4.26

WHIP	1.37	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Hoby Milner RP - CHC	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
News
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Hoby Milner is on track to return in early August. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Montero (personal) joined New York as a non-roster invitee with plans to compete for a bullpen position during spring games. Visa complications have prevented him from arriving at Yankees camp. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 7th
	Hoby Milner underwent emergency appendectomy surgery and will miss the next 4-to-6 weeks. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th	Rafael Montero has yet to report to Yankees camp due to visa issues. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 19th
	The Cubs placed Hoby Milner on the 15-day IL with appendicitis. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th	The New York Yankees signed Rafael Montero to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Feb 12th
	Hoby Milner earned his first save of the season on Wednesday, striking out the only batter he faced in preserving a 5-4 victory over the Padres. David Leisering Thu, Apr 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Hoby Milner RP - CHC			Rafael Montero RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#64
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#327	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#175	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#236
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#163	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#43
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#147	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#198
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#266	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#237
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#114	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#313
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#414	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#148	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#58
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#152	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#295	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#107
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#201
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#407	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#82
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#242
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#220
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#91	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#104
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#104
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#82
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#200
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#147	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#81	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#134
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#171	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#167	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#259
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#77	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#293
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#94	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#287
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#222
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#160	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#49	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#213
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#200
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#57	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#102
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD			vs STL
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD			vs STL
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD			vs STL
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC			vs ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA			vs TOR
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI			vs HOU
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL			@ LAA
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			@ SD
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#156
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#176
Sun, Jun 21st				vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#60
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Hoby Milner for Rafael Montero (2026)

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