Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Sean Burke (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 78	‐
VBR	# 326	# 1029

Projections

Strikeouts	29	9
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.27	4.38
WHIP	1.35	1.52

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 100	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 44	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 112	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 102	# 399

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 60	‐

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


Games Played	27	7

Games Started	23	0

Innings Pitched	149.0	17.2

Wins	7	0

Losses	6	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	122	21

Earned Runs	55	15

Home Runs Allowed	18	4

Strikeouts	161	14

Walks	50	13

ERA	3.32	7.64

WHIP	1.15	1.92

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


Games Played	5	7

Games Started	5	2

Innings Pitched	29.3	10.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	10

Earned Runs	14	5

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	29	9

Walks	12	5

ERA	4.27	4.38

WHIP	1.35	1.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
News
	Sean Burke allowed two earned runs on two hits and eight walks while striking out three over three innings in Wednesday’s win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Sean Burke allowed four earned runs on seven hits while striking out four over six innings in Friday's win over the Mets. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	Sean Burke allowed four earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two over 4 1/3 innings in Sunday's loss to the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Sean Burke allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out eight over seven innings in Tuesday’s 5-4 loss to the Reds. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Sean Burke allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four over 4 1/3 innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 6th	The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS			Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Apr 13th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Thu, May 7th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#295
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#174
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ DET
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Barco for Sean Burke (2026)

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