Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Juan Mejia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Juan Mejia RP - COL	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	# 365	‐
VBR	# 694	# 693

Projections

Strikeouts	2	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.65	4.57
WHIP	1.55	1.54

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 349	# 403

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 410	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Juan Mejia RP - COL	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	63	7

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	68.0	17.2

Wins	4	0

Losses	6	1

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	9	1

Hits Allowed	74	21

Earned Runs	39	15

Home Runs Allowed	6	4

Strikeouts	64	14

Walks	40	13

ERA	5.16	7.64

WHIP	1.68	1.92

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Juan Mejia RP - COL	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	1

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	1.9	1.9

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	2	2

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	2	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.65	4.57

WHIP	1.55	1.54

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Juan Mejia RP - COL	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
News
	Juan Mejia allowed two runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning as Colorado's opener on Thursday. Colorado, however, came back to win, 3-2, against Houston. David Leisering Fri, Apr 17th	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Juan Mejia picked up his first save of the season on Monday, recording five outs to help the Rockies to a 9-7 victory over the Astros. David Leisering Tue, Apr 7th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
		The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
		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
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Juan Mejia RP - COL			Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#292
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#314	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#45
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#169	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#197
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#45	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-1)	#234	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#10	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#69	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#292	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, May 5th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#340
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#132	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#130	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#167
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#197	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#322	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#146
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#197	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#206	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#307
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#261
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#215	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#144
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#23	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#154
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#23
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (2-2)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#120
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#158
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-3)	#150
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#200	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#154	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#334
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#24	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#154
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#216
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	@ DET	River Ryan (0-0)	#100
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#235
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#185
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Juan Mejia (2026)

ExpertRecommendation

Expert
Recommendation