Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Alvarez for Trevor McDonald (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 197	# 172
VBR	# 473	# 697

Projections

Strikeouts	33	22
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.18	4.28
WHIP	1.43	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	‐	# 197

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 293	# 229

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 113	# 172

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 146	# 191

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF
2026 Stats


Games Played	14	14

Games Started	7	14

Innings Pitched	53.1	70.1

Wins	2	3

Losses	3	7

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	54	69

Earned Runs	25	40

Home Runs Allowed	2	7

Strikeouts	55	57

Walks	25	23

ERA	4.22	5.12

WHIP	1.48	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	9

Games Started	7	5

Innings Pitched	40.1	28.1

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	39	28

Earned Runs	19	13

Home Runs Allowed	4	3

Strikeouts	33	22

Walks	16	10

ERA	4.18	4.28

WHIP	1.43	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andrew Alvarez SP,RP - WSH	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF
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 Giants are expected to have the MRI results for Trevor McDonald on Thursday at the earliest. 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	Giants right-hander Trevor McDonald (elbow) is likely to land on the injured list on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 21st
	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	Trevor McDonald left his start early on Monday due to a right elbow injury. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Andrew Alvarez will pitch in a bulk relief role on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st	Trevor McDonald left Monday's start early with a trainer. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	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	Trevor McDonald allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out four over seven innings in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 12th
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			Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#225
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#113	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#283
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-0)	#122	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#158
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#354
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#338	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#340
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#188	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#399
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#234
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#188
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#73	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#226
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#340
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#96
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#340
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#260	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#109
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#189	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#256	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#155	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#143
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL			@ SD
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI			@ TEX
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI			@ TEX
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN			vs DET
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN			vs DET
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN			vs DET
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			vs HOU
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			vs COL
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			vs COL
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			vs COL
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			@ CLE
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			@ BOS
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			@ BOS
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			@ BOS
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL			vs CIN
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			vs CIN
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			vs CIN
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL			vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA			@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			@ NYM
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs STL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs STL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ STL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs LAD
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Mon, May 4th				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255
Mon, May 11th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#228
Thu, Jul 9th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Mon, Aug 10th				vs HOU
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ PIT
Mon, Sep 14th				@ STL

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Alvarez for Trevor McDonald (2026)

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