Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Elvis Alvarado (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 186	# 266
VBR	# 534	# 672

Projections

Strikeouts	2	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.49	4.62
WHIP	1.43	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 205	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 194	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 208	# 289

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 252	# 224

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	58	54

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	58.1	53.0

Wins	3	5

Losses	6	4

Saves	6	6

Blown Saves	6	1

Holds	12	9

Hits Allowed	66	42

Earned Runs	35	23

Home Runs Allowed	9	9

Strikeouts	46	62

Walks	22	25

ERA	5.40	3.91

WHIP	1.51	1.26

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	1.8	2.0

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	2	2

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	2	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.49	4.62

WHIP	1.43	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH
News
	Bryan King was called up from Triple-A ahead of Friday's game against the Diamondbacks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 4th	The Athletics recalled Elvis Alvarado from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th
	The Astros optioned Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Athletics optioned RHP Elvis Alvarado to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	The Astros are calling Bryan King back up to the majors. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	The Astros optioned LHP Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Bryan King is expected to step into the set-up role in the Astros bullpen with the return of Josh Hader. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bryan King RP - HOU			Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#109	@ ATL	Jose Suarez
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#169
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#330	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#340	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#166	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#99
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#10	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#137	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#33
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#337	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#277
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#313
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#188
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#143	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#214
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#257
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65	vs DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#105
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#118
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#236
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#334
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#169
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#125	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#144	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#118
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#24
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#236	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	@ CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#145
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#339	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#169
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171
Wed, Apr 29th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Thu, May 7th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#158
Thu, Jul 9th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Thu, Jul 30th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Mon, Aug 17th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Mon, Aug 24th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Elvis Alvarado (2026)

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