Who Should I Trade?

Paul Blackburn for Sam Hentges (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 293	# 326
VBR	# 770	# 411

Projections

Strikeouts	1	0
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.86	2.63
WHIP	1.47	1.02

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 389	# 259

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 198	# 407

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


Games Played	62	45

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	85.0	36.2

Wins	7	1

Losses	3	7

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	4	3

Holds	11	11

Hits Allowed	59	35

Earned Runs	16	13

Home Runs Allowed	7	0

Strikeouts	69	41

Walks	33	25

ERA	1.69	3.19

WHIP	1.08	1.64

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


Games Played	2	1

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	1.8	0.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	2	0

Earned Runs	1	0

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	1	0

Walks	1	0

ERA	4.86	2.63

WHIP	1.47	1.02

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Sam Hentges RP - SF
News
	Paul Blackburn will start for the Yankees on Thursday in a bullpen game. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	The Giants activated LHP Sam Hentges from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 20th
	The Yankees say Paul Blackburn will start on Thursday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th	Sam Hentges has resumed throwing out to 90 feet. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th
		Sam Hentges was shut down from throwing. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 7th
		The Giants placed LHP Sam Hentges on the 15-day injured list with a left forearm strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
		The Giants activated RHP Sam Hentges from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, May 10th
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			Sam Hentges RP - SF
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#173
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#173	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#249	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3)	#133
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#229	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-5)	#103
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#236
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#93
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3)	#133
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#265
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#139
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs HOU	Bryan King
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#117	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (2-0)	#148	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100	vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa (1-0)	#226	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#41	@ LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#112
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#167	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Mon, Apr 6th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Thu, May 14th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sat, May 23rd				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Sat, Jun 6th				@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, Jul 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Tue, Jul 21st				@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Aug 10th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ PIT	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156
Mon, Sep 7th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Sat, Sep 26th				vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Sun, Sep 27th				vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#112

Who Should I Trade?

Paul Blackburn for Sam Hentges (2026)

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