Who Should I Trade?

Hurston Waldrep for Mason Black (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL	Mason Black SP,RP - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 334	‐
VBR	# 663	# 979

Projections

Strikeouts	27	11
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.57	5.06
WHIP	1.50	1.53

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 343	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 308	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL	Mason Black SP,RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	3	12

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	10.2	17.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	13	18

Earned Runs	10	7

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	9	15

Walks	10	11

ERA	8.44	3.57

WHIP	2.16	1.64

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL	Mason Black SP,RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	13

Games Started	5	1

Innings Pitched	31.3	13.9

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	30	14

Earned Runs	16	8

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	27	11

Walks	15	6

ERA	4.57	5.06

WHIP	1.50	1.53

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL	Mason Black SP,RP - KC
News
	Hurston Waldrep was optioned back to Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 10th	The Royals optioned Mason Black to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 19th
	Hurston Waldrep was hammered for seven runs on six hits and five walks while striking out two over 3 1/3 innings in Tuesday's 12-4 loss to the Pirates. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 8th	The Royals recalled Mason Black from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Hurston Waldrep will start Tuesday’s series opener against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	The Royals optioned Mason Black to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
	Hurston Waldrep allowed three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Thursday's 11-5 loss to the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 3rd	The Royals have recalled right-hander Mason Black from Triple-A Omaha. Brenton Kemp Sun, Apr 19th
	Braves manager Walt Weiss said they're hoping to get 75-80 pitches out of Hurston Waldrep on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	Righthander Mason Black has been optioned to Triple-A Omaha by the Kansas City Royals. David Leisering Tue, Mar 17th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL			Mason Black SP,RP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#148
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#299
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#56
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#79	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#83
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#405
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#49
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#19
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#264	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#200	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#62	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#201
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#264	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#299
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#340	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#277	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#83
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#45	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#405
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#30	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#216
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#91	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#141	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#32
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#188	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#290	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#200	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#62	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#19
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#103
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#223	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#169	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#154
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#116	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#207	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#31	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#69	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#270	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#214	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#175	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#314
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#69	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#31	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130	@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#319	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#175	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Tue, Jul 28th	@ NYM			@ MIN
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM			@ MIN
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH			@ MIN
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH			@ COL
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH			@ COL
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH			@ COL
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA			vs MIN
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY			vs CHC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY			vs CHC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY			vs CHC
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM			@ LAD
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN			vs ATH
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171	vs ATH
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL			vs DET
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL			vs DET
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL			vs DET
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD			@ TOR
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD			@ TOR
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD			@ TOR
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157
Thu, May 7th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Mon, May 25th				vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#103
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149
Tue, Jun 16th				@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#62
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Hurston Waldrep for Mason Black (2026)

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