Who Should I Trade?

Paul Blackburn for Ryne Stanek (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 293	# 354
VBR	# 687	# 609

Projections

Strikeouts	5	6
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.53	4.31
WHIP	1.35	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 389	# 323

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 198	# 401

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	57	65

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	79.2	58.0

Wins	7	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	4	4

Holds	10	25

Hits Allowed	53	51

Earned Runs	15	28

Home Runs Allowed	7	9

Strikeouts	66	61

Walks	31	29

ERA	1.69	4.34

WHIP	1.05	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.3	5.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	1

Hits Allowed	6	5

Earned Runs	3	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	5	6

Walks	2	3

ERA	4.53	4.31

WHIP	1.35	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
News
	Paul Blackburn will start for the Yankees on Thursday in a bullpen game. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Ryne Stanek struck out two batters over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 4-1 win over the Pirates. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	The Yankees say Paul Blackburn will start on Thursday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th	Ryne Stanek left Tuesday's game early against the Brewers with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
		The Cardinals activated Ryne Stanek from the paternity list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
		The Cardinals placed RHP Ryne Stanek on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
		Ryne Stanek allowed three earned runs on three hits while striking out one batter to take the loss against the Twins. Chase Davis Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY			Ryne Stanek RP - STL
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#294
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#135
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#223
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#93
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#241	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#363	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#171
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#176
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#211	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#221	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#298	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#171
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#259
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#139
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#313	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#186
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#346	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#179	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#186
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#221	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#162
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#145	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#237	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#87	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#391
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#161
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#165
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#161
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#137
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	vs WSH	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ MIL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196
Mon, Apr 6th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#282
Mon, Apr 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Thu, May 14th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Sat, May 23rd				@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#387
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Sat, Jun 6th				vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Mon, Jun 15th				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#220
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Tue, Jul 21st				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27

Who Should I Trade?

Paul Blackburn for Ryne Stanek (2026)

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