Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Jose Urquidy (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1038	# 782

Projections

Strikeouts	9	7
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.38	4.37
WHIP	1.51	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 399	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Jose Urquidy RP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	7	8

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	17.2	19.0

Wins	0	2

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	21	28

Earned Runs	15	14

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	14	19

Walks	13	6

ERA	7.64	6.63

WHIP	1.92	1.79

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Jose Urquidy RP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	4

Games Started	2	1

Innings Pitched	11.0	9.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	11	9

Earned Runs	5	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	7

Walks	5	3

ERA	4.38	4.37

WHIP	1.51	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Jose Urquidy RP - CWS
News
	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Jose Urquidy allowed five earned runs on six hits and four walks while striking out two over three innings in Monday’s loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 25th
	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Jose Urquidy allowed two hits while striking out eight over six scoreless innings in Wednesday’s win over the Cubs. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	Jose Urquidy will pitch in a bulk relief role on Wednesday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st	The White Sox will likely use Erick Fedde and José Urquidy as bulk guys on Tuesday and Wednesday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th	Jose Urquidy allowed three earned runs on five hits while striking out three over 3 2/3 innings in Friday's 9-5 win over the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th
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			Jose Urquidy RP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#156	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs COL
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Mon, May 4th				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, May 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th				vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Fri, Jul 17th				@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114
Tue, Jul 21st				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, Aug 31st				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Jose Urquidy (2026)

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