Who Should I Trade?

Joey Estes for Tink Hence (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Joey Estes SP - ATH	Tink Hence SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1109	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	17	5
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.57	4.46
WHIP	1.46	1.65

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

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Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joey Estes SP - ATH	Tink Hence SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	1	‐

Games Started	1	‐

Innings Pitched	4.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	5	‐

Earned Runs	4	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	8.31	‐

WHIP	1.38	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joey Estes SP - ATH	Tink Hence SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	15	15

Games Started	3	1

Innings Pitched	24.1	6.1

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	26	6

Earned Runs	15	3

Home Runs Allowed	5	1

Strikeouts	17	5

Walks	8	3

ERA	5.57	4.46

WHIP	1.46	1.65

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joey Estes SP - ATH	Tink Hence SP - STL
News
	The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th	Hence threw a scoreless frame Tuesday in his first spring outing, recording one strikeout while working from the bullpen. He appeared in only eight games last season due to a lat strain and shoulder impingement. Bruno Mulé Wed, Feb 25th
	Joey Estes allowed four earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 14th	Hence suffered a lat strain and shoulder impingement during the 2025 season, cutting his campaign short. Tuesday's Grapefruit League appearance will be his first game action since last July. Bruno Mulé Tue, Feb 24th
	The Athletics recalled RHP Joey Estes from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
	The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 12th
	Estes made just three appearances for the A's in 2025, spending most of the season at Triple-A Las Vegas where he posted a 5.51 ERA across 80 innings. He eventually landed on the injured list with a herniated disc in his lower back to close out the year. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 10th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Joey Estes SP - ATH			Tink Hence SP - STL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#163
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#296	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#126	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#107
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#185	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#147
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#225	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#198	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#160
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#22	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#64
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#327
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#57
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#107	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#147	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#104
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#407	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#198
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#213	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#128	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#104	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#171
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#220
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#192	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#223
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#43	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#414
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#132
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#115	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#57	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#101
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#230
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#102	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#148
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#94
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#240	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#49	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-2)	#212
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#149
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#175	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#43	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#223
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#194
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#56
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#43	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#183
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#271
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#296
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#181
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#161	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#271	@ CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#84
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#53	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#232
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#58
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#176	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#213	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#64	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#114
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#194	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#275	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#114	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#43
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#229	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#84
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#134	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#146	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET			@ TOR
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS			vs COL
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB			vs PHI
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC			@ CIN
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC			@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC			@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU			@ PHI
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL			vs PIT
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs SF
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Mon, Apr 6th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#121
Mon, May 4th				vs MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#132
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#62
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#114
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#224
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SF

Who Should I Trade?

Joey Estes for Tink Hence (2026)

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