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James McArthur for Paul Blackburn (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY  | James McArthur RP - KC  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | # 689 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 29 | ‐ |
| Wins | 2 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 4.52 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.40 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL60 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 201 | ‐ |
| Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY | James McArthur RP - KC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 16 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 1 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 24.1 | ‐ |
| Wins | 2 | ‐ |
| Losses | 1 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 23 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 9 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 16 | ‐ |
| Walks | 11 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.33 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.40 | ‐ |
| Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY | James McArthur RP - KC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 36 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 1 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 36.1 | ‐ |
| Wins | 2 | ‐ |
| Losses | 2 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 6 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 37 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 18 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 29 | ‐ |
| Walks | 12 | ‐ |
| ERA | 4.52 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.40 | ‐ |
| Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY | James McArthur RP - KC | |
| News | ||
| The Yankees say Paul Blackburn will start on Thursday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th | James McArthur underwent another surgical procedure last week. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| Royals right-hander James McArthur (elbow) continues to deal with soreness and will see a specialist to determine next steps. Brenton Kemp Mon, Apr 20th | ||
| The Royals have transferred right-hander James McArthur (elbow) to the 60-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Sun, Apr 19th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY | James McArthur RP - KC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs MIA | Pete Fairbanks | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs LAA | Brent Suter (1-2) | #241 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs BAL | Cade Povich (1-1) | #240 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs BAL | Trey Gibson (1-0) | #309 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | vs DET | Burch Smith | |
| Sun, May 10th | @ MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | |
| Tue, May 12th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #192 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ KC | Bailey Falter (0-2) | #311 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ CLE | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs TEX | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ TOR | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ TOR | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ TOR | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ WSH | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs CWS | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs CWS | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ DET | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ DET | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ DET | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ BOS | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ BOS | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ BOS | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ BOS | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs DET | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs DET | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs TB | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs MIN | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs MIN | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ TB | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ TB | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ TB | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ TB | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ WSH | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ WSH | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ WSH | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs LAD | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs LAD | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs LAD | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs PIT | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs PIT | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs PIT | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PHI | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PHI | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PHI | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ CWS | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ CWS | @ MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ CWS | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ CHC | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ CHC | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ CHC | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs STL | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs STL | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIN | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs ATL | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs ATL | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs ATL | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs SEA | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs SEA | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ TOR | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ TOR | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ TOR | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ BAL | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ BAL | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ BAL | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs TOR | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs TOR | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs TOR | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs HOU | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs HOU | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs HOU | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs BOS | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs BOS | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs BOS | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ LAA | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ LAA | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs ARI | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs NYM | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs NYM | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs NYM | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ MIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ MIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ HOU | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Mar 25th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #156 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CIN | |||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs DET | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIN | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ CWS | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs STL | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs SEA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ LAA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs COL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ MIN | |||||
