Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Bigge for Michael Kopech (2026)

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News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Hunter Bigge RP - ATH	Michael Kopech RP - FA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 879	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	2	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.56	‐
WHIP	1.47	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	FA

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 474	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Hunter Bigge RP - ATH	Michael Kopech RP - FA
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	19.1	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	5	‐

Hits Allowed	14	‐

Earned Runs	15	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	14	‐

Walks	14	‐

ERA	6.98	‐

WHIP	1.45	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Hunter Bigge RP - ATH	Michael Kopech RP - FA
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	1.8	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	2	‐

Earned Runs	1	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.56	‐

WHIP	1.47	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Hunter Bigge RP - ATH	Michael Kopech RP - FA
News
	The Rays designated Hunter Bigge for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	The Rays optioned RHP Hunter Bigge to Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
	The Rays recalled RHP Hunter Bigge from Triple- Durham. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 3rd
	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
	Hunter Bigge threw a live batting practice session on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Hunter Bigge RP - ATH			Michael Kopech RP - FA
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#102
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#162
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#328
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#209
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#272
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#320
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#195
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#139
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#103
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#329
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#308
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#78
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#102
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#84
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Hunter Bigge for Michael Kopech (2026)

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