Who Should I Trade?

Paul Blackburn for Sam Bachman (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 240	# 293
VBR	# 580	# 770

Projections

Strikeouts	1	1
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	2.51	4.86
WHIP	1.48	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 116	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 326	# 389

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 344	# 198

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	62

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	48.2	85.0

Wins	1	7

Losses	3	3

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	4	4

Holds	17	11

Hits Allowed	41	59

Earned Runs	26	16

Home Runs Allowed	7	7

Strikeouts	49	69

Walks	29	33

ERA	4.81	1.69

WHIP	1.44	1.08

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	1	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	0.6	1.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	1	2

Earned Runs	0	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	1	1

Walks	0	1

ERA	2.51	4.86

WHIP	1.48	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
News
	The Angels activated RHP Sam Bachman from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 16th	Paul Blackburn will start for the Yankees on Thursday in a bullpen game. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Sam Bachman threw a bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th	The Yankees say Paul Blackburn will start on Thursday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th
	Sam Bachman pitched in a Arizona Bridge League on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	The Angels placed RHP Sam Bachman on the 15-day injured list with right forearm radial nerve inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Sam Bachman left his appearance early on Sunday with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Sam Bachman RP - LAA			Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#225	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#173
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#249
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Thu, May 7th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#229
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Mon, May 25th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#249	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st				vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#173	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#139	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (2-0)	#148	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#117
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#139	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (2-0)	#148
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa (1-0)	#226
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#203	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH	Riley Cornelio (3-2)	#197	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#41
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#167
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8

Who Should I Trade?

Paul Blackburn for Sam Bachman (2026)

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