Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Alvarez for Brandon Sproat (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Brandon Sproat SP - MIL
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 197	# 214
VBR	# 575	# 443

Projections

Strikeouts	21	44
Wins	1	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.08	4.55
WHIP	1.42	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 146	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 113	# 122

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 297	# 187

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Brandon Sproat SP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	15	20

Games Started	7	18

Innings Pitched	57.2	92.2

Wins	2	3

Losses	3	6

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	58	83

Earned Runs	26	52

Home Runs Allowed	2	17

Strikeouts	58	96

Walks	28	46

ERA	4.06	5.05

WHIP	1.49	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Brandon Sproat SP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	9

Games Started	4	9

Innings Pitched	25.2	46.5

Wins	1	2

Losses	1	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	24	44

Earned Runs	11	24

Home Runs Allowed	3	7

Strikeouts	21	44

Walks	10	20

ERA	4.08	4.55

WHIP	1.42	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Brandon Sproat SP - MIL
News
	The Nationals optioned LHP Andrew Alvarez to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Brandon Sproat allowed three earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in Monday's loss to the Giants. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 28th
	Andrew Alvarez will pitch in a bulk relief role on Monday against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Brandon Sproat allowed two earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out four over 4 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Mets. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 22nd
	Andrew Alvarez allowed three earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two over 4.1 innings in Monday's win over the Rockies. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jul 21st	Brandon Sproat will make one start on Tuesday this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Andrew Alvarez couldn't find the zone often enough Tuesday despite limiting hard contact early. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jul 8th	Brandon Sproat will now start on Tuesday against the Mets. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Andrew Alvarez allowed zero earned runs on two hits and one walk while striking out six over 4.2 innings in Wednesday's win over the Red Sox. Jesse Garcia Thu, Jul 2nd	Brandon Sproat will make his next start on Monday against the Mets. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH			Brandon Sproat SP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#32	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#194
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#20
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#62	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#100	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#114
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#124
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#243
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#166
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#113	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#84	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#139	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#46
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#284	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#116	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#67	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#166
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#41	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#15
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#172
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#261	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#97
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#146	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#67
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#100
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#337	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#262
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#172	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#193	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#132
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#298	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#60	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#86	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#163	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#67
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#170
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#93	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#203	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#146
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#216	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#297	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#150	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#80	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#69	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#169
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#84	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI			vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN			vs MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC			@ SD
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			@ SD
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			@ NYM
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ BAL
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs STL
Mon, May 4th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27
Thu, Jul 9th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th				@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th				@ PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Alvarez for Brandon Sproat (2026)

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