Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Elvis Alvarado (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 310	# 266
VBR	# 743	# 588

Projections

Strikeouts	4	5
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	1
ERA	4.04	3.91
WHIP	1.28	1.29

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 401	# 224

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 228	# 289

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	58	50

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	90.0	50.0

Wins	5	5

Losses	2	3

Saves	1	6

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	10	9

Hits Allowed	72	39

Earned Runs	33	22

Home Runs Allowed	12	8

Strikeouts	90	58

Walks	38	23

ERA	3.30	3.96

WHIP	1.22	1.24

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	4.9	4.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	4	4

Earned Runs	2	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	4	5

Walks	2	2

ERA	4.04	3.91

WHIP	1.28	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH
News
	The Astros are reportedly drawing trade interest in AJ Blubaugh. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	The Athletics recalled Elvis Alvarado from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th
		The Athletics optioned RHP Elvis Alvarado to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU			Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111	@ ATL	Jose Suarez
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#102
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#343	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#394	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#297	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#162
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#195	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#190	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#384	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#77	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#165	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#328
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#209
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#189	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#168	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#142	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#272
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#320
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#195
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122	vs DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#139
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#165
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#302	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#103
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#332	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#329
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#308
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#78
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#227	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#102
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#206	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#84
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#329	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144
Wed, Apr 29th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Thu, May 7th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150
Thu, Jul 9th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Thu, Jul 30th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Mon, Aug 17th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Mon, Aug 24th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4

Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Elvis Alvarado (2026)

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