Who Should I Trade?

Alek Jacob for Ian Hamilton (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Alek Jacob RP - SD	Ian Hamilton RP - ATL
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 821	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	10	12
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.74	3.85
WHIP	1.45	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alek Jacob RP - SD	Ian Hamilton RP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	3	4

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.0	4.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	5	6

Earned Runs	3	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	6	4

Walks	2	3

ERA	5.40	7.71

WHIP	1.40	1.93

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alek Jacob RP - SD	Ian Hamilton RP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	24

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.8	11.7

Wins	0	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	10	11

Earned Runs	6	5

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	10	12

Walks	5	5

ERA	4.74	3.85

WHIP	1.45	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alek Jacob RP - SD	Ian Hamilton RP - ATL
News
	The Padres recalled Alek Jacob from Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Braves sent RHP Ian Hamilton outright to Triple-A Gwinnett. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	The Padres optioned Alek Jacob to Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th	Ian Hamilton was designated for assignment following Thursday's loss to the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 3rd
	The Padres recalled Alek Jacob from Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th	Ian Hamilton was recalled by the Braves ahead of Wednesday's game against the Padres. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jun 24th
	The Padres optioned RHP Alek Jacob to Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th	The Braves sent RHP Ian Hamilton outright to Triple-A Gwinnett. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 24th
	The Padres recalled Alek Jacob from Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th	Ian Hamilton has been designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Didier Fuentes has been recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to take his spot on the Braves' roster. David Leisering Wed, Apr 22nd
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alek Jacob RP - SD			Ian Hamilton RP - ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#138
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#241
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#138	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#241	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#297
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#32
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#166
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#399
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (2-2)	#246	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#168
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#187	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#113
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#215
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#298	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#176
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-2)	#207
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#143
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#299
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#431	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	vs SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#143
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#260	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF			vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF			vs WSH
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI			vs MIA
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI			vs MIA
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI			vs MIA
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU			@ NYY
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL			vs NYM
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL			vs NYM
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE			vs ARI
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM			@ MIN
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM			@ MIN
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN			@ MIL
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB			vs COL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB			vs COL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB			vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN			vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN			@ WSH
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY			@ PHI
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH			@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			vs PHI
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			@ MIA
Sun, Mar 29th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Mon, Apr 13th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Mon, Apr 20th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Fri, Apr 24th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Thu, Apr 30th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Thu, May 28th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Mon, Jul 27th				@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB

Who Should I Trade?

Alek Jacob for Ian Hamilton (2026)

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