Who Should I Trade?

Alex Vesia for Jordan Wicks (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 164	‐
VBR	# 366	# 824

Projections

Strikeouts	12	2
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.46	3.91
WHIP	1.21	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 153	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 137	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 154	# 350

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 287	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	4

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	47.2	10.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	2

Saves	3	2

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	18	0

Hits Allowed	26	18

Earned Runs	16	12

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	59	8

Walks	31	2

ERA	3.02	10.45

WHIP	1.20	1.94

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	9.4	2.3

Wins	1	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	7	2

Earned Runs	4	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	12	2

Walks	4	1

ERA	3.46	3.91

WHIP	1.21	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
News
	Alex Vesia allowed no hits while walking two and striking out one in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Rays. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 18th	The Cubs optioned Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Alex Vesia struck out three batters on 10 pitches in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Mets. Chase Davis Wed, Apr 15th	The Cubs optioned LHP Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Alex Vesia came in to face one batter to pick up the save in the win versus the Rangers. Chase Davis Sun, Apr 12th	The Cubs recalled LHP Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
	Alex Vesia was preparing to face live hitters on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th	The Cubs have optioned right-hander Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd
		Jordan Wicks allowed three runs on four hits with one strikeout in two innings as the Cubs dropped a 5-1 decision to the Cardinals on Sunday night. David Leisering Sun, May 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD			Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#168	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#209	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ BOS
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Thu, Jul 9th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, Jul 18th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54

Who Should I Trade?

Alex Vesia for Jordan Wicks (2026)

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