Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Alvarez for Rhett Lowder (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 197	# 187
VBR	# 473	# 613

Projections

Strikeouts	33	24
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.18	4.59
WHIP	1.43	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 146	# 161

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 293	# 426

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 113	# 178

Mike Maher BettingPros	‐	# 165

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	14	17

Games Started	7	14

Innings Pitched	53.1	72.0

Wins	2	3

Losses	3	7

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	54	83

Earned Runs	25	46

Home Runs Allowed	2	9

Strikeouts	55	61

Walks	25	35

ERA	4.22	5.75

WHIP	1.48	1.64

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	11

Games Started	7	4

Innings Pitched	40.1	30.7

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	39	31

Earned Runs	19	16

Home Runs Allowed	4	4

Strikeouts	33	24

Walks	16	12

ERA	4.18	4.59

WHIP	1.43	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
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	Rhett Lowder allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits while striking out two over 2 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th
	Andrew Alvarez couldn't find the zone often enough Tuesday despite limiting hard contact early. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jul 8th	Reds manager Terry Francona said Rhett Lowder will be moved to the bullpen through the All-Star break. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th
	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	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder allowed six earned runs on 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings while taking the loss on Tuesday against the Brewers. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 1st
	Andrew Alvarez will pitch in a bulk relief role on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder surrendered three earned runs on eight hits across 5 2/3 innings on Wednesday, taking the loss at home against the Brewers. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th
	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	Rhett Lowder allowed four earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five over 5 1/3 innings in Friday's loss to the Yankees. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 20th
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			Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#315
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#113	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#349
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-0)	#122	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#354	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#311
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#187
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#338	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#188	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#213
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#338
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#223
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#199
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#73	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#277
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#314
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#234
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#260
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#260	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#189	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#155	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	vs PIT
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL			vs PIT
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI			vs ATH
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN			@ WSH
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN			@ WSH
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN			@ WSH
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC			@ CWS
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			@ CWS
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC			@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			vs MIA
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			vs STL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			vs STL
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX			vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			@ ARI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			@ ARI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			@ ARI
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL			@ SF
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			@ SF
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			@ SF
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA			vs SD
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			vs SD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			vs SD
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs CHC
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ TOR
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Mon, May 4th				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Thu, Jul 9th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Mon, Aug 17th				vs STL
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Alvarez for Rhett Lowder (2026)

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