Who Should I Trade?

Alek Jacob for Richard Lovelady (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Alek Jacob RP - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1024	# 931

Projections

Strikeouts	7	8
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.65	4.56
WHIP	1.51	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 370	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Alek Jacob RP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	33	3

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	30.1	5.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	4	0

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	3	0

Holds	9	0

Hits Allowed	34	5

Earned Runs	13	3

Home Runs Allowed	4	1

Strikeouts	27	6

Walks	21	2

ERA	3.86	5.40

WHIP	1.81	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Alek Jacob RP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	7.4	9.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	7	8

Earned Runs	4	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	7	8

Walks	3	4

ERA	4.65	4.56

WHIP	1.51	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Alek Jacob RP - SD
News
	Richard Lovelady has been able to progress to playing catch. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Padres recalled Alek Jacob from Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Nationals left-hander Richard Lovelady (triceps) is throwing out to 60 feet. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th	The Padres optioned Alek Jacob to Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th
	Richard Lovelady (triceps) was placed on the IL ahead of Monday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jun 29th	The Padres recalled Alek Jacob from Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th
	Richard Lovelady will open for the Nationals on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd	The Padres optioned RHP Alek Jacob to Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Richard Lovelady pitched one scoreless inning, registering one strikeout and his fourth save of the season in the Nationals win over the Braves. Jesse Garcia Sat, May 23rd	The Padres recalled Alek Jacob from Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH			Alek Jacob RP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#32	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#62	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#100	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#266
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#113	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#128
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#84	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#266
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#139	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#284	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#199
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#116	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#67	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#41	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205
Mon, May 4th				@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#261	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#146	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224	vs ATH	Luis Medina (2-2)	#236
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#337	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#172	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#193	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#302
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#298	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#60	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#86	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#163	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#284
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#100
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#32
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#100
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#70
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#80
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#69
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#93	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#431
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#203	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#84
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#216	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#198
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#297	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#80	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#69	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#216
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-1)	#161
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#84	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI			@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ ARI
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#130
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 17th				@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			vs MIN
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL			vs PIT
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			vs PIT
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			@ TB
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			@ TB
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			@ TB
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			@ CIN
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th				@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th				@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#67
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#150
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Alek Jacob for Richard Lovelady (2026)

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