Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 186	# 288
VBR	# 683	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	6	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.10	‐
WHIP	1.29	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 205	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 194	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 252	# 266

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 208	# 299

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	52	36

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	54.0	33.2

Wins	2	0

Losses	4	1

Saves	6	4

Blown Saves	4	2

Holds	12	5

Hits Allowed	58	32

Earned Runs	28	16

Home Runs Allowed	8	2

Strikeouts	44	38

Walks	19	11

ERA	4.67	4.28

WHIP	1.43	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	6.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	6	‐

Earned Runs	3	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	6	‐

Walks	2	‐

ERA	4.10	‐

WHIP	1.29	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bryan King RP - HOU	Mark Leiter Jr. 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 transferred Mark Leiter Jr. to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th
	The Astros optioned Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Mark Leiter Jr. underwent successful surgery on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	The Astros are calling Bryan King back up to the majors. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Athletics right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. (hip) is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th
	The Astros optioned LHP Bryan King to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	The Athletics placed Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	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	The Athletics activated Mark Leiter Jr. from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
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			Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127	@ ATL	Jose Suarez
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#394	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#163
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#258	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#393	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#389
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#66	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#148
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#311
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#101
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#146
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#86
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Wed, Apr 29th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Thu, May 7th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Thu, Jul 9th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Mon, Aug 17th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Mon, Aug 24th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6

Who Should I Trade?

Bryan King for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

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