Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 55	# 285
VBR	# 275	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	24	‐
Wins	2	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.22	‐
WHIP	1.32	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 55	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 69	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 62	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 50	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 99	# 257

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 47	# 299

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	25	36

Games Started	25	0

Innings Pitched	138.2	33.2

Wins	7	0

Losses	8	1

Saves	0	4

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	126	32

Earned Runs	55	16

Home Runs Allowed	20	2

Strikeouts	126	38

Walks	32	11

ERA	3.57	4.28

WHIP	1.14	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	‐

Games Started	5	‐

Innings Pitched	27.2	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	26	‐

Earned Runs	13	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	24	‐

Walks	8	‐

ERA	4.22	‐

WHIP	1.32	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
News
	Emerson Hancock allowed five runs on eight hits over five innings with one strikeout in a loss on Friday against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 29th	The Athletics transferred Mark Leiter Jr. to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th
	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	Mark Leiter Jr. underwent successful surgery on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	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	Athletics right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. (hip) is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th
	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	The Athletics placed Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	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	The Athletics activated Mark Leiter Jr. from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Emerson Hancock SP,RP - SEA			Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#310
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#406	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			vs SEA
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, May 7th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Thu, Jun 4th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Jun 15th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Wed, Jul 1st				vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#112
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Aug 17th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TB

Who Should I Trade?

Emerson Hancock for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

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