Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Mitchell Parker (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Mitchell Parker SP,RP - WSH	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	# 386	‐
VBR	‐	# 781

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	11
Wins	‐	1
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.26
WHIP	‐	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 393	# 397

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 456	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Mitchell Parker SP,RP - WSH	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	39.2	11.2

Wins	3	0

Losses	3	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	5	1

Holds	7	1

Hits Allowed	45	14

Earned Runs	29	10

Home Runs Allowed	9	3

Strikeouts	34	8

Walks	13	9

ERA	6.58	7.71

WHIP	1.46	1.97

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Mitchell Parker SP,RP - WSH	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	10

Games Started	‐	1

Innings Pitched	‐	12.4

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	1

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	12

Earned Runs	‐	6

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	11

Walks	‐	5

ERA	‐	4.26

WHIP	‐	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Mitchell Parker SP,RP - WSH	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
News
	Nationals manager Blake Butera said Mitchell Parker will most likely need Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	The Nationals placed LHP Mitchell Parker on the 15-Day Injured List with elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th	The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	Mitchell Parker allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out five over three innings in Tuesday's win over the Guardians. Jesse Garcia Wed, May 27th	The Pirates have optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th
	Mikolas has lasted a combined 7.1 innings over his last two starts, and Parker was recalled Tuesday to provide bullpen length behind him. Parker has a 16:3 K:BB across 13.1 innings in three Triple-A starts this season, though his ERA sits at 6.08. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 14th	Hunter Barco has reportedly made the Pirates’ Opening Day roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
	Mitchell Parker has been optioned to Triple-A Rochester's roster. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Mar 13th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Mitchell Parker SP,RP - WSH			Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#238	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#420
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#67	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#116
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#115
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#102	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#191	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#136	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#270	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#167
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#46	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#155	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#105
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#224
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#325	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#203	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#309
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#191	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#203
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#324	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#188
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#70	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#308
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#331
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#122	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#297
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#164
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#236	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#192	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#275	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#156	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#72	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#73
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#22
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	@ CIN
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#46
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI			@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC			@ MIA
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			@ MIA
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC			@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			vs DET
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			vs DET
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL			@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			@ SD
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			@ STL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			vs SF
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th				vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ DET
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#179
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Mitchell Parker (2026)

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