Who Should I Trade?

Kodai Senga for Mick Abel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Mick Abel SP - MIN	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM
Expert Recommendation	60% Recommended by 3 of 5 experts	40% Recommended by 2 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 207	# 137
VBR	‐	# 316

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	10
Wins	‐	1
Saves	‐	2
ERA	‐	3.93
WHIP	‐	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 172	# 187

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 151	# 173

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 305	# 443

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	‐	# 72

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 339	# 126

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Mick Abel SP - MIN	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM
2026 Stats


Games Played	4	24

Games Started	3	8

Innings Pitched	20.1	55.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	2	9

Saves	0	5

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	22	53

Earned Runs	9	45

Home Runs Allowed	0	13

Strikeouts	23	65

Walks	10	37

ERA	3.98	7.36

WHIP	1.57	1.64

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Mick Abel SP - MIN	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	10

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	9.0

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	1

Saves	‐	2

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	1

Hits Allowed	‐	8

Earned Runs	‐	4

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	10

Walks	‐	4

ERA	‐	3.93

WHIP	‐	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Mick Abel SP - MIN	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM
News
	Mick Abel began playing catch from 60 feet last week. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Kodai Senga tossed a scoreless ninth inning in Monday's 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays to record the save. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Sep 1st
	The Twins transferred RHP Mick Abel to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th	Kodai Senga allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres, recording his fourth consecutive save. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th
	Mick Abel remains without a timetable to return. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Kodai Senga allowed no hits or walks while striking out two in the ninth inning of Sunday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals, recording his third save of August. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th
	Mick Abel is set to undergo arthroscopic right elbow surgery, and his timetable for return will be determined after the surgery. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jun 24th	Kodai Senga allowed one hit and hit a batter while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning during Friday’s 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals, picking up his second save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th
	Twins manager Derek Shelton said Mick Abel will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	Kodai Senga allowed three earned runs on two hits and two walks while striking out four across four innings in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Miami Marlins. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Mick Abel SP - MIN			Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#230	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Tue, Mar 31st				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#198	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#191	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#138	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#390	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#283
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#213	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#281	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#312	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359
Thu, May 21st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#176	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#320	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#320	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#256
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Wed, Jun 17th				@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Thu, Jun 25th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#165
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#221	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Mon, Jul 6th				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#245
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#391
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Fri, Aug 14th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#199
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#129	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#172
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Thu, Aug 27th				vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	vs HOU	Bennett Sousa
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#240	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#183	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#161
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	vs SF	Anthony Molina
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th				@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ WSH
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#311
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Kodai Senga for Mick Abel (2026)

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