Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Bigge for Jake Bird (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Hunter Bigge RP - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 344	‐
VBR	# 741	# 841

Projections

Strikeouts	5	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.21	4.49
WHIP	1.42	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 300	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 414	# 474

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Hunter Bigge RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	18

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	38.2	19.1

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	7	5

Hits Allowed	42	14

Earned Runs	23	15

Home Runs Allowed	6	1

Strikeouts	41	14

Walks	13	14

ERA	5.35	6.98

WHIP	1.42	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Hunter Bigge RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.3	4.0

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	5	3

Earned Runs	2	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	5	3

Walks	2	2

ERA	4.21	4.49

WHIP	1.42	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Hunter Bigge RP - TB
News
	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Rays optioned RHP Hunter Bigge to Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	The Rays recalled RHP Hunter Bigge from Triple- Durham. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 3rd
	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Bigge allowed just one run with a 10:3 K:BB across 6.1 spring innings but couldn't secure a spot on Tampa Bay's Opening Day roster. He posted a 2.40 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 12:5 K:BB across 15 big-league innings in 2025. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 24th
	Jake Bird is being traded along with three other prospects to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Luis Garcia Jr. Diego Sandoval Sun, Aug 2nd	Hunter Bigge threw a live batting practice session on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th
	The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jake Bird RP - WSH			Hunter Bigge RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#67	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#94	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#335	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs DET	Ty Madden	#320
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#353	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#199	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 9th				vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#139
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#250
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#236
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#428	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#424
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Mon, Aug 17th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#423	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#121	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#86	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#121
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th				vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th				@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ PHI
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Bigge for Jake Bird (2026)

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