Who Should I Trade?

Jakob Junis for Paul Blackburn (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 165	# 293
VBR	# 581	# 405

Projections

Strikeouts	2	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.17	3.80
WHIP	1.40	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 140	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 109	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 262	# 389

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 217	# 198

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	50	60

Games Started	1	2

Innings Pitched	51.2	83.0

Wins	1	7

Losses	3	3

Saves	6	1

Blown Saves	2	4

Holds	18	11

Hits Allowed	49	56

Earned Runs	21	15

Home Runs Allowed	4	7

Strikeouts	37	68

Walks	14	32

ERA	3.66	1.63

WHIP	1.22	1.06

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	4

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	2.2	3.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	2	3

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	2	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.17	3.80

WHIP	1.40	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
News
	The Rangers activated RHP Jakob Junis from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Paul Blackburn will start for the Yankees on Thursday in a bullpen game. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	The Rangers placed RHP Jakob Junis on the 15-day injured list with a left adductor strain. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	The Yankees say Paul Blackburn will start on Thursday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th
	The Rangers activated Jakob Junis from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	Rangers right-hander Jacob Junis (hip) has been placed on the 15-day injured list, but the expectation is a minimum stay. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
	Jakob Junis was pulled from Monday's contest against the Cleveland Guardians due to heat exhaustion. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jun 30th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX			Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#166
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#122
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#95	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#243
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#109	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#240	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#193
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#157	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#343
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#240	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#127	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#168	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#188	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#277	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#244
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#362	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#227	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#318	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#211
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#178	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#253	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#221	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#95
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#170
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#205
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#228
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#205
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#120	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#234	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#93
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#190	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#193	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#68
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#250	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#149	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#247
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#110
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#197
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#150
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#94	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#156
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#38	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#83	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#248
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#150	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#83
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#70	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#51
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#248	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Mon, May 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#68
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Wed, Jun 17th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97

Who Should I Trade?

Jakob Junis for Paul Blackburn (2026)

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