Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for JT Brubaker (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	JT Brubaker RP - SF
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 773	# 654

Projections

Strikeouts	12	18
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	2
ERA	4.21	4.50
WHIP	1.45	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 268

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 398	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	JT Brubaker RP - SF
2026 Stats


Games Played	5	31

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	11.2	49.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	1	3

Hits Allowed	14	36

Earned Runs	10	15

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	8	35

Walks	9	20

ERA	7.71	2.74

WHIP	1.97	1.14

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	JT Brubaker RP - SF
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	23

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	13.4	21.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	4

Hits Allowed	13	22

Earned Runs	6	11

Home Runs Allowed	1	3

Strikeouts	12	18

Walks	6	9

ERA	4.21	4.50

WHIP	1.45	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	JT Brubaker RP - SF
News
	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	The Pirates have optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th
	Hunter Barco has reportedly made the Pirates’ Opening Day roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT			JT Brubaker RP - SF
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#66	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#409	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#120
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#105
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#190
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#234
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#120	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#212
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#288	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#288
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#132	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#168	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#171
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#193
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#135
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-3)	#164
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#231
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#99	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#225	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#360
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#114
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#241	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#227
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#300	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#99
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#147
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#219
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#197	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#99
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#197
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#213
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#309
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#308	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#417
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#360
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#299	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#91
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#114	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#167	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#70
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#177
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#48
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#16	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	@ SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#150
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#48	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL			@ TEX
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM			vs DET
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM			vs DET
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM			vs DET
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA			vs HOU
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS			vs COL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS			vs COL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS			vs COL
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD			@ BOS
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD			@ BOS
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD			@ BOS
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD			vs CIN
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD			vs CIN
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD			vs CIN
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs STL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs STL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ STL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs LAD
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Fri, Mar 27th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#66
Mon, May 4th				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#268
Mon, May 11th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Mon, May 18th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Mon, Jun 8th				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#366
Mon, Jul 6th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28
Fri, Jul 10th				vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#360
Fri, Jul 17th				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Tue, Jul 21st				@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#271
Mon, Aug 10th				vs HOU
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CLE
Thu, Aug 27th				vs ARI
Mon, Aug 31st				@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#300
Mon, Sep 7th				vs STL
Mon, Sep 14th				@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for JT Brubaker (2026)

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