Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Jack Leiter (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Jack Leiter SP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 55	# 172
VBR	# 297	# 440

Projections

Strikeouts	25	16
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.24	4.26
WHIP	1.32	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 55	# 199

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 69	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 62	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 50	# 192

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 99	# 211

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 47	# 186

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Jack Leiter SP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	24	15

Games Started	24	15

Innings Pitched	133.2	80.0

Wins	7	3

Losses	7	7

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	118	80

Earned Runs	50	48

Home Runs Allowed	18	14

Strikeouts	125	83

Walks	32	35

ERA	3.37	5.40

WHIP	1.12	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Jack Leiter SP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	5

Games Started	5	2

Innings Pitched	28.2	16.9

Wins	2	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	15

Earned Runs	13	8

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	25	16

Walks	9	7

ERA	4.24	4.26

WHIP	1.32	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Jack Leiter SP - TEX
News
	Emerson Hancock allowed three runs on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts in a no-decision on Friday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Jack Leiter will make one more rehab start later this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Emerson Hancock allowed two runs on five hits over seven innings with eight strikeouts and two walks in a win on Saturday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	The Rangers sent Jack Leiter on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
	Emerson Hancock allowed two runs on nine hits over 4 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Sunday against the Rays. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	Jack Leiter will make a rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Emerson Hancock allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits over six innings with six strikeouts and two walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Jack Leiter is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Emerson Hancock will start Tuesday’s series opener against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Rangers transferred RHP Jack Leiter to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA			Jack Leiter SP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#396	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#284
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#263
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#79	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH			vs TB
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			@ MIN
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Thu, May 7th				@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Wed, Jul 1st				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Jack Leiter (2026)

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