Who Should I Trade?

Alejandro Kirk for Rafael Marchan (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Alejandro Kirk C - TOR	Rafael Marchan C - PHI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 172	‐
VBR	# 305	# 1251

Projections

Runs	8	2
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	9	2
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.276	.222

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 177	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 158	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 140	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 192	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 242	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alejandro Kirk C - TOR	Rafael Marchan C - PHI
2026 Stats


At Bats	201	88

Runs	17	5

Hits	55	9

Singles	42	7

Doubles	6	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	7	2

RBI	29	6

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	26	2

Strikeouts	25	14

Batting Average	.274	.102

On Base Pct	.352	.141

Slugging Pct	.408	.171

On-base Plus Slugging	.760	.312

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alejandro Kirk C - TOR	Rafael Marchan C - PHI
2026 Projections


At Bats	67	17

Runs	8	2

Hits	18	4

Singles	13	3

Doubles	3	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	9	2

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	8	1

Strikeouts	10	3

Batting Average	.276	.222

On Base Pct	.359	.281

Slugging Pct	.424	.335

On-base Plus Slugging	.783	.616

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alejandro Kirk C - TOR	Rafael Marchan C - PHI
News
	Alejandro Kirk went 2-for-5 in Wednesday’s loss to the Rays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	Rafael Marchan began a rehab assignment on August 13. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Alejandro Kirk went 3-for-6 in a win over the Rays with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	The Phillies placed C Rafael Marchán on the 10-day injured list with left knee patellar tendinitis. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Alejandro Kirk went 4-for-5 in a loss to the Cubs with one RBI. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	Rafael Marchan went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 9-5 win over the White Sox. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Jun 7th
	Alejandro Kirk was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and will be active for Friday's game against the Yankees. Diego Sandoval Fri, Jun 12th	Rafael Marchan went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Monday's loss to the Nationals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Mar 31st
	Alejandro Kirk could return from the injured list on Friday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alejandro Kirk C - TOR			Rafael Marchan C - PHI
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#53
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#252
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#292
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#274	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#368	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#79	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ ARI	Kade Strowd
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			@ ATL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			@ ATL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			@ ATL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			@ WSH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			@ NYM
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			vs TB
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Thu, May 7th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Thu, May 14th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sun, Jun 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Mon, Aug 17th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Aug 31st				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Thu, Sep 10th				vs HOU
Thu, Sep 17th				@ NYM
Thu, Sep 24th				vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Alejandro Kirk for Rafael Marchan (2026)

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