Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Walters for Trevor McDonald (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF	Andrew Walters RP - CLE
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 176	‐
VBR	# 758	# 864

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	8
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.03
WHIP	‐	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 191	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 197	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 243	# 405

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 172	‐

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


Games Played	14	‐

Games Started	14	‐

Innings Pitched	70.1	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	7	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	69	‐

Earned Runs	40	‐

Home Runs Allowed	7	‐

Strikeouts	57	‐

Walks	23	‐

ERA	5.12	‐

WHIP	1.31	‐

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


Games Played	‐	11

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	7.5

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	6

Earned Runs	‐	3

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	8

Walks	‐	4

ERA	‐	4.03

WHIP	‐	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF	Andrew Walters RP - CLE
News
	The Giants say Trevor McDonald will undergo UCL reconstruction surgery next week. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	The Guardians activated Andrew Walters from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th
	Giants right-hander Trevor McDonald (elbow) isn't likely to return this season, according to manager Tony Vitello. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	Andrew Walters had his rehab assignment paused after coming down with a viral illness. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 9th
	Giants right-hander Trevor McDonald's MRI revealed a moderate UCL sprain, and he will seek a second opinion. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	The Guardians placed RHP Andrew Walters on the 15-day injured list as he recovers from right lat surgery. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	The Giants are expected to have the MRI results for Trevor McDonald on Thursday at the earliest. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd	Walters had lat surgery last year and has been building back through bullpen sessions and flat-ground throws from 120-150 feet. He's scheduled for a live batting practice session Wednesday as his next step in the progression. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 17th
	Giants right-hander Trevor McDonald (elbow) is likely to land on the injured list on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 21st	Andrew Walters has begun throwing bullpen sessions and tossing from 90–120 feet on flat ground. Despite the progress in his recovery from right lat surgery, he will miss the start of the 2026 season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Mar 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF			Andrew Walters RP - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#68	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Sun, Mar 29th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#100
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#107	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#187	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#25
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#78
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#133
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#261	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#223	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Mon, Apr 13th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#261
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#92
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72
Mon, Apr 20th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#368
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#150
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#313
Mon, Apr 27th				vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#95
Wed, Apr 29th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#20
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#165
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#60	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#203
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#190
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#257	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#78
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#356
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#143
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#100	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#197
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#190	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#235	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#219	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#199	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	@ DET	Drew Anderson	#135
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#29
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#424	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#226	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#97	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#392	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#68
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#192	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#51	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#174	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#97	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Tue, Jun 16th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#284	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#75
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#193	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#198	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#262
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#190	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#93	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#84	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#133	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#157
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#70	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#427	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#424	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#91	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#424	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#113
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#78	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#298	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#160
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#122	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#169	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#95
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#20
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#41	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#372	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#297
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#17	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#81
Thu, Aug 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#96	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU			@ DET
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU			@ DET
Thu, Aug 13th				@ DET
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL			vs SD
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL			vs SD
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL			vs SD
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE			vs SF
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE			vs SF
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE			vs SF
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS			@ COL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS			@ COL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS			@ COL
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN			@ LAA
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN			@ LAA
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN			@ LAA
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI			vs KC
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI			vs KC
Sun, Aug 30th				vs KC
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM			vs DET
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM			vs DET
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM			vs DET
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD			@ MIN
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th				@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD			@ KC
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#15
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#67
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#116
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#62
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#163
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#75
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#219
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#158
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#292
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#303
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Andrew Walters for Trevor McDonald (2026)

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