Who Should I Trade?

Elvis Alvarado for Isaac Mattson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 266	# 392
VBR	# 714	# 788

Projections

Strikeouts	3	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.14	4.23
WHIP	1.43	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 224	# 427

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 289	# 418

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	52	38

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	51.0	38.2

Wins	5	0

Losses	4	0

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	9	8

Hits Allowed	40	44

Earned Runs	23	23

Home Runs Allowed	9	3

Strikeouts	58	36

Walks	24	18

ERA	4.06	5.35

WHIP	1.25	1.60

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	3.1	1.9

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	3	2

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	3	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.14	4.23

WHIP	1.43	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
News
	The Athletics recalled Elvis Alvarado from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th	The Pirates placed RHP Isaac Mattson on the 15-day injured list with hip inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	The Athletics optioned RHP Elvis Alvarado to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th	The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Fri, Sep 4th
		The Pirates optioned Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
		The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
		The Pirates optioned RHP Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 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
	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH			Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#101
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez		@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#360
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#50
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#64	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#113
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#90	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#27	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#177
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#79
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#352	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#145
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#211
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#229
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#346	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#77	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#111	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#321	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#193
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#284
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#257	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#66	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#135	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#120	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#118	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#135
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#306	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#239
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#104	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#57
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#66	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#118	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#58	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#312
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#130	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#83	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#104	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#239
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#111
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#302
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-2)	#201

Who Should I Trade?

Elvis Alvarado for Isaac Mattson (2026)

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