Who Should I Trade?

Elvis Alvarado for Sawyer Gipson-Long (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH	Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 255	‐
VBR	# 488	# 847

Projections

Strikeouts	11	2
Wins	1	0
Saves	1	0
ERA	4.16	3.96
WHIP	1.45	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 212	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 289	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH	Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET
2026 Stats


Games Played	45	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	45.0	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	5	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	8	‐

Hits Allowed	32	‐

Earned Runs	20	‐

Home Runs Allowed	8	‐

Strikeouts	54	‐

Walks	21	‐

ERA	4.00	‐

WHIP	1.18	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH	Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	9.9	2.4

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	9	2

Earned Runs	5	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	11	2

Walks	5	1

ERA	4.16	3.96

WHIP	1.45	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH	Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET
News
	The Athletics recalled Elvis Alvarado from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th	Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Sawyer Gipson-Long is “not 100 percent” and is shut down from throwing. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th
	The Athletics optioned RHP Elvis Alvarado to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th	Sawyer Gipson-Long was pulled from his start for Triple-A Toledo on Friday due to discomfort. Ari Koslow Sat, May 2nd
		Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) has been activated off the 15-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Toledo. David Leisering Mon, Apr 6th
		Tigers right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) has been placed on the 15-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 25th
		Tigers right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 10th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Elvis Alvarado RP - ATH			Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#208	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#201
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#112
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#157	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#208
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#429
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			vs COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			vs PIT
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Mon, Apr 6th				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Mon, May 4th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, May 28th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Mon, Jun 1st				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Sep 14th				@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH

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Elvis Alvarado for Sawyer Gipson-Long (2026)

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