Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Ryan Zeferjahn (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 203	‐
VBR	# 482	# 1029

Projections

Strikeouts	12	9
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.88	4.38
WHIP	1.42	1.52

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 134	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 202	# 399

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 243	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	55	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	61.0	17.2

Wins	4	0

Losses	4	1

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	12	1

Hits Allowed	41	21

Earned Runs	27	15

Home Runs Allowed	7	4

Strikeouts	84	14

Walks	36	13

ERA	3.98	7.64

WHIP	1.26	1.92

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	7

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	9.7	10.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	8	10

Earned Runs	4	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	12	9

Walks	5	5

ERA	3.88	4.38

WHIP	1.42	1.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
News
	The Angels have traded reliever Ryan Jeferzahn to the Cubs. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Ryan Zeferjahn allowed one earned run on one hit over one inning to earn the save in Sunday’s win over the Tigers. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 20th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	Ryan Zeferjahn picked up his first save of the season on Tuesday, recording the final four outs as the Angels hung on for a 4-3 victory over the White Sox. David Leisering Wed, May 6th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn has made the Opening Day roster, according to manager Kurt Suzuki. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th	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
	Ryan Zeferjahn RP - CHC			Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sat, Apr 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#295
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sun, Jun 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#174
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ DET
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Ryan Zeferjahn (2026)

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