Who Should I Trade?

Michael King for Mick Abel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Michael King SP - SD	Mick Abel SP - MIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 45	# 200
VBR	# 232	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	61	‐
Wins	4	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.04	‐
WHIP	1.34	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 39	# 153

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 60	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 42	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 31	# 151

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 57	# 332

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 48	# 305

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Michael King SP - SD	Mick Abel SP - MIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	4

Games Started	21	3

Innings Pitched	119.1	20.1

Wins	6	1

Losses	7	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	91	22

Earned Runs	43	9

Home Runs Allowed	11	0

Strikeouts	103	23

Walks	49	10

ERA	3.24	3.98

WHIP	1.17	1.57

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Michael King SP - SD	Mick Abel SP - MIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	‐

Games Started	12	‐

Innings Pitched	64.4	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	4	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	59	‐

Earned Runs	29	‐

Home Runs Allowed	9	‐

Strikeouts	61	‐

Walks	24	‐

ERA	4.04	‐

WHIP	1.34	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Michael King SP - SD	Mick Abel SP - MIN
News
	Michael King allowed one run on five hits over six innings with seven strikeouts and four walks in a no-decision on Wednesday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	The Twins transferred RHP Mick Abel to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th
	Michael King allowed one run on four hits over five innings with four strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision on Friday against the Royals. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	Mick Abel remains without a timetable to return. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Padres right-hander Michael King will start Friday's series opener against the Royals. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 15th	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
	Michael King allowed one run on four hits over six innings with four strikeouts and two walks in a win on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Twins manager Derek Shelton said Mick Abel will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Michael King allowed two runs on three hits over six innings with five strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision on Friday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th	Mick Abel underwent an MRI on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael King SP - SD			Mick Abel SP - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#192
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#241	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#320
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#288
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#155
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#419
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#138	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#241	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#320
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#166
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#228
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#422
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#162
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (2-2)	#246	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#314
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#372
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#275
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#187	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#104
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#299	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#208
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#292	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#433
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#29
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#257
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#71
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#80	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#109
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#432	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#226	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	vs ATH
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#260	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#432
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#176	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI			@ KC
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI			@ KC
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI			@ KC
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL			vs BAL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM			vs ATL
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM			vs ATL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM			vs ATL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN			@ SD
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN			@ SD
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN			@ SD
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT			@ ATH
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT			@ ATH
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT			@ ATH
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB			vs CWS
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB			vs CWS
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB			vs CWS
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN			vs DET
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN			vs DET
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN			vs DET
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY			@ CWS
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH			@ DET
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			@ DET
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			@ DET
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			vs CLE
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ LAA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ LAA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			@ SF
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			vs TEX
Sun, Mar 29th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 13th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66
Fri, Apr 24th				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17
Thu, Apr 30th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Thu, May 28th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Mon, Jun 1st				vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#314
Thu, Jun 11th				@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Thu, Jun 18th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Thu, Aug 13th				vs PHI
Mon, Sep 21st				@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Michael King for Mick Abel (2026)

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