Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Kade Strowd (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1026	# 1030

Projections

Strikeouts	6	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.64	4.73
WHIP	1.52	1.55

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 403	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	7	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	17.2	2.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	21	2

Earned Runs	15	1

Home Runs Allowed	4	0

Strikeouts	14	1

Walks	13	5

ERA	7.64	3.38

WHIP	1.92	2.63

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	4

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	6.6	2.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	7	3

Earned Runs	3	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	6	3

Walks	3	1

ERA	4.64	4.73

WHIP	1.52	1.55

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
News
	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Diamondbacks optioned RHP Kade Strowd to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 9th
	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Kade Strowd was recalled from Triple-A Reno ahead of Tuesday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 8th
	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	The Diamondbacks optioned RHP Kade Strowd to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st	The Diamondbacks recalled Kade Strowd from Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th	The D-backs have optioned right-hander Kade Strowd to Triple-A Reno. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jun 6th
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			Kade Strowd RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#269
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#405	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#38	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#176	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#177
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#272
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#385
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#274	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#332
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#353
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#340
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#286
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#352	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#221	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#352
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#122	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#304	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#16	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#129	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#147
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#295
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#147
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#121
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#216
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#234
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ SD
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Mon, May 18th				vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Fri, Jul 10th				@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Fri, Jul 17th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Tue, Jul 21st				vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Mon, Aug 31st				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Mon, Sep 14th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Kade Strowd (2026)

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