Who Should I Trade?

Tink Hence for Walker Buehler (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Walker Buehler SP - SD	Tink Hence SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 193	‐
VBR	# 629	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	36	5
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.74	4.86
WHIP	1.47	1.62

Misc

Injury Alert	-	DFA

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 198	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 202	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 386	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 125	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Walker Buehler SP - SD	Tink Hence SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	‐

Games Started	22	‐

Innings Pitched	104.1	‐

Wins	6	‐

Losses	5	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	107	‐

Earned Runs	60	‐

Home Runs Allowed	14	‐

Strikeouts	92	‐

Walks	44	‐

ERA	5.18	‐

WHIP	1.45	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Walker Buehler SP - SD	Tink Hence SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	15

Games Started	8	1

Innings Pitched	43.1	5.6

Wins	2	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	43	6

Earned Runs	23	3

Home Runs Allowed	6	1

Strikeouts	36	5

Walks	18	3

ERA	4.74	4.86

WHIP	1.47	1.62

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Walker Buehler SP - SD	Tink Hence SP - STL
News
	Walker Buehler allowed three runs on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings with one strikeout and two walks in a no-decision on Saturday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	The Cardinals designated Tink Hence for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	Walker Buehler allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits over 5 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision on Sunday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Hence threw a scoreless frame Tuesday in his first spring outing, recording one strikeout while working from the bullpen. He appeared in only eight games last season due to a lat strain and shoulder impingement. Bruno Mulé Wed, Feb 25th
	Walker Buehler allowed two runs on two hits over 5 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and five walks in a win on Tuesday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd	Hence suffered a lat strain and shoulder impingement during the 2025 season, cutting his campaign short. Tuesday's Grapefruit League appearance will be his first game action since last July. Bruno Mulé Tue, Feb 24th
	Walker Buehler will start on Tuesday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Walker Buehler allowed four runs on three hits over two innings with one strikeout and four walks in a no-decision on Saturday against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Walker Buehler SP - SD			Tink Hence SP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#199
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#198
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#111
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210
Mon, Apr 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#257	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Fri, Apr 24th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#100
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#117
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#391
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#117
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#93
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#226
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#244
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#165
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#357
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#322
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#161
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#434	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Mon, Jul 27th				vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#161
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#179	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#149
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU			vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL			vs PHI
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM			@ CIN
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM			@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT			vs BAL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB			vs PIT
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			@ MIL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#257
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (2-3)	#223
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Tink Hence for Walker Buehler (2026)

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