Who Should I Trade?

Adrian Houser for Tyler Alexander (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Adrian Houser SP,RP - SF	Tyler Alexander SP,RP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 244	# 251
VBR	# 567	# 492

Projections

Strikeouts	31	23
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	1
ERA	4.58	4.44
WHIP	1.45	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 315	# 248

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 180	# 262

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Adrian Houser SP,RP - SF	Tyler Alexander SP,RP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	45

Games Started	14	4

Innings Pitched	83.0	44.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	7	1

Saves	0	4

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	1	8

Hits Allowed	90	45

Earned Runs	47	14

Home Runs Allowed	15	2

Strikeouts	56	39

Walks	28	12

ERA	5.10	2.86

WHIP	1.42	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Adrian Houser SP,RP - SF	Tyler Alexander SP,RP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	18	25

Games Started	6	1

Innings Pitched	44.3	27.8

Wins	2	1

Losses	3	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	47	28

Earned Runs	23	14

Home Runs Allowed	5	4

Strikeouts	31	23

Walks	16	8

ERA	4.58	4.44

WHIP	1.45	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Adrian Houser SP,RP - SF	Tyler Alexander SP,RP - TEX
News
	Giants manager Tony Vitello told reporters on Saturday that Adrian Houser will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 20th	Tyler Alexander earned the save Sunday against the Blue Jays, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning to close out Texas’ 3-2 win. It marked his second save in as many days after he had gone nearly three months without a save opportunity. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jun 29th
	Adrian Houser allowed three earned runs on four hits while striking out six over 4 1/3 innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Nationals. Chris Schommer Wed, Jun 10th	Tyler Alexander worked a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his third save of the season in Texas’ 7-4 win over Toronto. He did not record a strikeout while filling in after Jacob Latz and Jakob Junis had each pitched on the previous two days. Bruno Mulé Sun, Jun 28th
	Adrian Houser allowed two earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out five over 4 1/3 innings in Thursday’s win over the Brewers. Chris Schommer Fri, Jun 5th	Tyler Alexander will open for the Rangers on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Adrian Houser allowed four earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out four over 3 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, May 31st	The Rangers entered the season with an unsettled closer situation, and Alexander has been the third option in high-leverage usage behind Robert Garcia and Chris Martin. With both Garcia and Martin having pitched two days in a row entering Monday, Alexander was called on to close out the ninth inning against Baltimore. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 31st
	Adrian Houser allowed three earned runs on seven hits while striking out five over 4 2/3 innings in a 10-3 win over the White Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, May 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Adrian Houser SP,RP - SF			Tyler Alexander SP,RP - TEX
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#22
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#206
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#377	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#96	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#84
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#32	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#148
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#107	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#147	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#206	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#237	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#148	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#220
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#64	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#287	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#22
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#170
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#60	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#143
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#282
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#149	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#101
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#102
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#236	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#242
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207	@ COL	Sammy Peralta
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#240
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#113
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#176	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#213	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#319
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#223
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#338	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#133
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#249
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#101	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#51
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#102	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#387
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#223
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#232	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#101	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#295
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#186	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#183	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#212
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#236	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#91	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#126	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#51
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#338	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#99	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#338	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#20
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#240	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#225
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#209
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#152
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#407
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#292	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#213
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#113	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#175	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#58	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#60
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#377	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#167	@ HOU
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD			@ HOU
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD			@ HOU
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX			vs SF
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX			vs SF
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX			vs SF
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET			vs BAL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET			vs BAL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET			vs BAL
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU			@ LAA
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU			@ LAA
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU			@ LAA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL			@ ATH
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE			vs WSH
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE			vs WSH
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE			vs WSH
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS			vs LAA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS			vs LAA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS			vs LAA
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN			@ CWS
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN			@ CWS
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN			@ CWS
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI			@ MIL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#208	vs ATH
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT			vs TB
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM			vs TB
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Thu, Mar 26th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Mar 29th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24
Wed, Apr 29th				vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#282
Thu, May 7th				@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (2-1)	#231
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#259
Tue, Jun 16th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#271
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA
Sun, Aug 30th				@ MIL
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS
Thu, Sep 24th				vs NYM

Who Should I Trade?

Adrian Houser for Tyler Alexander (2026)

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