Who Should I Trade?

Kirby Yates for Porter Hodge (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kirby Yates RP - LAA	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 189	‐
VBR	# 434	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	26	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	2	‐
ERA	4.05	‐
WHIP	1.32	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 189	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 185	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 188	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 330	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kirby Yates RP - LAA	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	24.2	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	5	‐

Saves	3	‐

Blown Saves	3	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	16	‐

Earned Runs	10	‐

Home Runs Allowed	2	‐

Strikeouts	30	‐

Walks	11	‐

ERA	3.65	‐

WHIP	1.09	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kirby Yates RP - LAA	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	23	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	22.1	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	2	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	5	‐

Hits Allowed	18	‐

Earned Runs	10	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	26	‐

Walks	10	‐

ERA	4.05	‐

WHIP	1.32	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kirby Yates RP - LAA	Porter Hodge RP - CHC
News
	Kirby Yates allowed one hit in a scoreless frame to earn the save in a 4-3 win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	The Cubs transferred RHP Porter Hodge to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	Kirby Yates struck out one batter to earn the save in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 28th	Porter Hodge underwent reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Apr 22nd
	Kirby Yates pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the season on Saturday, securing a 5-2 Angels' win over the Rangers. David Leisering Sun, May 24th	Porter Hodge will undergo season-ending UCL surgery on his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th
	Kirby Yates blew a save opportunity on Wednesday against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said that the goal is for Porter Hodge to begin playing catch around April 1. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 24th
	Kirby Yates tossed a scoreless seventh inning on Friday, pitching around a one-out single in his season debut against the Blue Jays. David Leisering Sat, May 9th	Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Porter Hodge will begin the season on the injured list with a right elbow flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kirby Yates RP - LAA			Porter Hodge RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#23	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#202	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#332
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#177
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#127
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#174
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#206
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#135
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#409	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#304	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#265	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#190
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#214
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#268
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#265
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#105	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#419
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#231	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#132
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#91	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#216	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#187	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#241
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#241	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#286	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#417
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#190
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#294	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#76
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	vs SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#150
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#89
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#16
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#101	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#168	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#50
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#170	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#114	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#25
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#89	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL			vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA			@ KC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA			@ KC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA			@ KC
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX			@ WSH
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC			vs STL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC			vs STL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC			vs STL
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU			vs CWS
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU			vs CWS
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX			@ SEA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX			@ SEA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX			@ SEA
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			@ BOS
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Mon, May 25th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#135
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Wed, Jul 1st				vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Kirby Yates for Porter Hodge (2026)

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