Who Should I Trade?

Joel Hurtado for Yusei Kikuchi (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA	Joel Hurtado SP - LAA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 170	‐
VBR	# 436	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	36	2
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.36	4.58
WHIP	1.40	1.53

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 160	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 154	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 221	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 230	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA	Joel Hurtado SP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	7	‐

Games Started	7	‐

Innings Pitched	31.0	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	35	‐

Earned Runs	20	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	33	‐

Walks	14	‐

ERA	5.81	‐

WHIP	1.58	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA	Joel Hurtado SP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	12

Games Started	6	1

Innings Pitched	34.8	3.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	34	4

Earned Runs	17	2

Home Runs Allowed	5	1

Strikeouts	36	2

Walks	13	1

ERA	4.36	4.58

WHIP	1.40	1.53

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA	Joel Hurtado SP - LAA
News
	Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (shoulder) is close to embarking on a rehab assignment. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 23rd
	Yusei Kikuchi recently began his throwing program and has progressed to playing catch. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd
	The Angels transferred Yusei Kikuchi to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd
	Yusei Kikuchi said he hopes to start his throwing program soon to return sometime in the early part of the second half. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th
	Yusei Kikuchi will be shut down for the next 3 to 4 weeks due to left shoulder inflammation, according to Angels' manager Kurt Suzuki. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 5th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA			Joel Hurtado SP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#23	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#23
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#199	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#199
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#418	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#418
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#295	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#295
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#262	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#262
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#388	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#388
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#97	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#97
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#411	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#411
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#98	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#98
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#411	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#411
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#250	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#250
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#91	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#91
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#219	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#219
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#232	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#232
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#280	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#280
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#106	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#106
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#305	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#305
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#106	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#106
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#93	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#93
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#112	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#112
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#100	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#100
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#166	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#166
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#184	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#184
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#129	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#129
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC			vs KC
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC			vs KC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC			vs KC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU			@ HOU
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU			@ HOU
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY			vs NYY
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Joel Hurtado for Yusei Kikuchi (2026)

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