Who Should I Trade?

Franco Aleman for Konnor Pilkington (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Franco Aleman RP - CLE	Konnor Pilkington RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 346	‐
VBR	# 484	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	18	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.84	3.44
WHIP	1.35	1.22

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 342	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 334	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Franco Aleman RP - CLE	Konnor Pilkington RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	11	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	11.2	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	3	‐

Hits Allowed	8	‐

Earned Runs	2	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	11	‐

Walks	5	‐

ERA	1.54	‐

WHIP	1.11	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Franco Aleman RP - CLE	Konnor Pilkington RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	20	19

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	16.2	6.6

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	14	6

Earned Runs	7	3

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	18	6

Walks	7	3

ERA	3.84	3.44

WHIP	1.35	1.22

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Franco Aleman RP - CLE	Konnor Pilkington RP - WSH
News
	Franco Aleman was recalled by the Guardians ahead of Friday's game against the White Sox. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 3rd	The Nationals signed LHP Konnor Pilkington to a minor-league deal. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	Franco Aleman was optioned back to Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, May 13th	The Tigers released Konnor Pilkington. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
	Franco Aleman has been called up from Triple-A Columbus to the Cleveland Guardians. He should be available on Friday at home against the Twins. David Leisering Fri, May 8th	The Tigers have reassigned left-hander Konnor Pilkington to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 18th
	The Guardians have optioned right-hander Franco Aleman to Triple-A Columbus. Brenton Kemp Mon, Mar 9th	Konnor Pilkington has signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. The deal is worth up to $1.2 million if he makes it to the majors and also includes an invitation to spring training. David Leisering Mon, Feb 9th
		Nationals left-hander Konnor Pilkington has elected free agency in lieu of an outright assignment to Triple-A Rochester. Brenton Kemp Thu, Feb 5th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Franco Aleman RP - CLE			Konnor Pilkington RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#238
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#102
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#85	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#191
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#373	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#136
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#156	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#189
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#188	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#46
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#359	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#143	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#213
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#147	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson	#145	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#155
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49	vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#238	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#325
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#203
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#26	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#107
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#26	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#191
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#107	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#79	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#122	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#70
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#179
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#161	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#122
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#269	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#102	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#173	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#236
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#192
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#275
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#72
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#192	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#275	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM			@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#82	@ PHI
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM			@ PHI
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS			vs CIN
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET			vs CHC
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET			vs CHC
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET			vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD			@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF			@ TEX
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF			@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA			vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA			vs COL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA			vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ STL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			@ DET
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs NYM
Sat, Apr 4th				vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#67
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#270
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Thu, May 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Sun, Jun 14th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86
Mon, Jun 15th				vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#324
Thu, Jun 25th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98
Mon, Jul 27th				vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#156
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIA
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Franco Aleman for Konnor Pilkington (2026)

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