Who Should I Trade?

Franco Aleman for Rafael Montero (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 344	‐
VBR	# 521	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	20	15
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.98	4.26
WHIP	1.37	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 339	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 334	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Franco Aleman RP - CLE	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	10.0	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	3	‐

Hits Allowed	7	‐

Earned Runs	2	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	8	‐

Walks	4	‐

ERA	1.80	‐

WHIP	1.10	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Franco Aleman RP - CLE	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	21	29

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	17.9	15.9

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	4	2

Hits Allowed	16	14

Earned Runs	8	8

Home Runs Allowed	2	2

Strikeouts	20	15

Walks	8	8

ERA	3.98	4.26

WHIP	1.37	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Franco Aleman RP - CLE	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
News
	Franco Aleman was recalled by the Guardians ahead of Friday's game against the White Sox. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 3rd	Montero (personal) joined New York as a non-roster invitee with plans to compete for a bullpen position during spring games. Visa complications have prevented him from arriving at Yankees camp. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 7th
	Franco Aleman was optioned back to Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, May 13th	Rafael Montero has yet to report to Yankees camp due to visa issues. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 19th
	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 New York Yankees signed Rafael Montero to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Feb 12th
	The Guardians have optioned right-hander Franco Aleman to Triple-A Columbus. Brenton Kemp Mon, Mar 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Franco Aleman RP - CLE			Rafael Montero RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#23
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#236
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#126	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#181	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#206	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#350	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#165	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#198
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#237
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#220	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#236	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#313
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#68
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#223	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#155	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#58
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#107
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#201
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#148	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#160	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson	#100	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#82
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#156
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#287	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#64	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#287	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#220
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#22	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#115	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#98	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#104
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#115	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#82
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#176
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#242	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#29
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#134
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#162	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#259
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#76
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#293
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#287
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#271	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#64
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#121
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#222
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#229
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#103	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#213
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#148	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#94	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI			@ CHC
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM			vs STL
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM			vs STL
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS			vs ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET			vs SEA
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD			@ TOR
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL			vs TOR
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA			vs HOU
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR			@ LAA
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			@ SD
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Sun, Jun 14th				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#245
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#60
Fri, Jul 17th				vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#86
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU
Mon, Aug 31st				@ LAA
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Franco Aleman for Rafael Montero (2026)

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