Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Alvarez for Lazaro Estrada (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Lazaro Estrada SP,RP - TOR
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 197	‐
VBR	# 466	# 788

Projections

Strikeouts	33	12
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.15	4.85
WHIP	1.43	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 146	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 293	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 113	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Lazaro Estrada SP,RP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	14	4

Games Started	7	0

Innings Pitched	53.1	9.1

Wins	2	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	54	4

Earned Runs	25	5

Home Runs Allowed	2	2

Strikeouts	55	6

Walks	25	5

ERA	4.22	4.82

WHIP	1.48	0.96

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Lazaro Estrada SP,RP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	17

Games Started	7	0

Innings Pitched	39.6	13.6

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	38	14

Earned Runs	18	7

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	33	12

Walks	16	5

ERA	4.15	4.85

WHIP	1.43	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Lazaro Estrada SP,RP - TOR
News
	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	The Blue Jays optioned Lazaro Estrada to Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	Andrew Alvarez couldn't find the zone often enough Tuesday despite limiting hard contact early. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jul 8th	The Blue Jays recalled Lazaro Estrada from Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	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	The Blue Jays are expected to recall Lazaro Estrada from Triple-A on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	Andrew Alvarez will pitch in a bulk relief role on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st	The Blue Jays placed Lazaro Estrada on their taxi squad. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th
	Andrew Alvarez allowed two earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five over 4.1 innings in Friday's loss to the Orioles. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jun 27th	Lazaro Estrada was optioned back to the minors ahead of Tuesday's game against the Astros. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 23rd
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			Lazaro Estrada SP,RP - TOR
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#392
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#236	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#73	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#37
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#84	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#348
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#125	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#128
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-0)	#126	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#302
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-3)	#153	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#250	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-3)	#153	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#98	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#76	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#88
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#348
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#49	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#88	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#348
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#251	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#157	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#76	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#79
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#349	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#191	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#320
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#93
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#96
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#72	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#180	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#23
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#325
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#86
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#80
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#124	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#233
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#142
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#388
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#85
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#227	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#193	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#273	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#137	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#148
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#78	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192	vs STL
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI			@ HOU
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI			@ HOU
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI			@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC			vs BOS
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			vs BOS
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC			vs BOS
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			vs NYY
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			vs NYY
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			vs NYY
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			@ TB
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			@ TB
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX			@ TB
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			@ NYY
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			vs KC
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			vs KC
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL			vs KC
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			@ CLE
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			@ KC
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			@ KC
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			@ KC
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			@ ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs CIN
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Mon, May 4th				@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#251
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#280
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BOS
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE
Mon, Sep 14th				vs DET

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Alvarez for Lazaro Estrada (2026)

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