Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Ian Hamilton (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Ian Hamilton RP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 733	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	11	12
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.21	3.91
WHIP	1.42	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 398	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Ian Hamilton RP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	5	4

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	11.2	4.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	14	6

Earned Runs	10	4

Home Runs Allowed	3	0

Strikeouts	8	4

Walks	9	3

ERA	7.71	7.71

WHIP	1.97	1.93

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Ian Hamilton RP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	23

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	13.0	11.5

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	12	10

Earned Runs	6	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	11	12

Walks	5	5

ERA	4.21	3.91

WHIP	1.42	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Ian Hamilton RP - ATL
News
	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st	The Braves sent RHP Ian Hamilton outright to Triple-A Gwinnett. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th	Ian Hamilton was designated for assignment following Thursday's loss to the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 3rd
	The Pirates have optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th	Ian Hamilton was recalled by the Braves ahead of Wednesday's game against the Padres. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jun 24th
	Hunter Barco has reportedly made the Pirates’ Opening Day roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd	The Braves sent RHP Ian Hamilton outright to Triple-A Gwinnett. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 24th
		Ian Hamilton has been designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Didier Fuentes has been recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to take his spot on the Braves' roster. David Leisering Wed, Apr 22nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT			Ian Hamilton RP - ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#76	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#418	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#251	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#69
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#388	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#90	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#294	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#173	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#236
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#86	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#236
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#166	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#298	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#312
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#38
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#96
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#168
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#84	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#376
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#173
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#96
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#229	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#88	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#112	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#232	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#162
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#285	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#125
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#223
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#191	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#80
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#106
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#184
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#129
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-2)	#206
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#142
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#233
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#84
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#304	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#318	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#286	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#51
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#81	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#129	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#163	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61	vs SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#142
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#157
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#69	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#80
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#17	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#308
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#148
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL			vs MIA
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL			vs MIA
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL			vs MIA
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM			@ NYY
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA			vs NYM
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA			vs NYM
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS			vs ARI
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET			@ MIN
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET			@ MIN
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD			@ MIL
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL			vs COL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL			vs COL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL			vs COL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF			@ WSH
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs TB
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS			vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Mon, Apr 20th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#173
Mon, May 4th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Mon, May 18th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Fri, Jul 10th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Fri, Jul 17th				vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#325
Tue, Jul 21st				vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#215
Mon, Aug 10th				vs NYM
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Mon, Sep 7th				@ PHI
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Ian Hamilton (2026)

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