Who Should I Trade?

Paul Blackburn for Steven Okert (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 293	# 255
VBR	# 626	# 651

Projections

Strikeouts	6	4
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.23	4.11
WHIP	1.35	1.24

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 389	# 182

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 198	# 291

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Steven Okert RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	56	68

Games Started	2	1

Innings Pitched	79.1	67.2

Wins	7	6

Losses	3	2

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	4	1

Holds	10	21

Hits Allowed	52	45

Earned Runs	15	16

Home Runs Allowed	7	7

Strikeouts	66	68

Walks	29	14

ERA	1.70	2.13

WHIP	1.02	0.87

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Steven Okert RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.8	3.6

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	7	3

Earned Runs	3	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	6	4

Walks	2	1

ERA	4.23	4.11

WHIP	1.35	1.24

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Paul Blackburn SP,RP - NYY	Steven Okert RP - HOU
News
	Paul Blackburn will start for the Yankees on Thursday in a bullpen game. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Steven Okert (hamstring) was placed on the IL ahead of Friday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 4th
	The Yankees say Paul Blackburn will start on Thursday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th	The Astros will have Steven Okert open against the Dodgers on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
		Steven Okert and the Houston Astros have avoided arbitration and Okert will make $2.325 million in 2026. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th
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			Steven Okert RP - HOU
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#124
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#165
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#397
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#196	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#266
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#222	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#347	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#272	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#204
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#340	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#235
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#352	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#161	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#192	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#248
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#216	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#259
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#90	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#122
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#122	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ ATH
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Sun, Mar 29th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Apr 6th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Sat, May 23rd				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Sat, Jun 6th				vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#391
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Tue, Jul 21st				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#147
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146

Who Should I Trade?

Paul Blackburn for Steven Okert (2026)

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