Who Should I Trade?

Jack Leiter for Kyle Freeland (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jack Leiter SP - TEX	Kyle Freeland SP - COL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 172	‐
VBR	# 440	# 1105

Projections

Strikeouts	16	8
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.26	5.18
WHIP	1.35	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 199	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 192	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 211	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 186	# 353

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jack Leiter SP - TEX	Kyle Freeland SP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	15	23

Games Started	15	23

Innings Pitched	80.0	124.1

Wins	3	4

Losses	7	10

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	80	153

Earned Runs	48	88

Home Runs Allowed	14	24

Strikeouts	83	103

Walks	35	28

ERA	5.40	6.37

WHIP	1.44	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jack Leiter SP - TEX	Kyle Freeland SP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	2

Games Started	2	2

Innings Pitched	16.9	11.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	15	13

Earned Runs	8	6

Home Runs Allowed	2	2

Strikeouts	16	8

Walks	7	3

ERA	4.26	5.18

WHIP	1.35	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jack Leiter SP - TEX	Kyle Freeland SP - COL
News
	Jack Leiter will make one more rehab start later this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Kyle Freeland allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over 3 2/3 innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	The Rangers sent Jack Leiter on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th	Kyle Freeland allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out two over eight innings in Friday’s win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th
	Jack Leiter will make a rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Kyle Freeland allowed one earned run on five hits and three walks while striking out three over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	Jack Leiter is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Kyle Freeland allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out eight over nine innings in a win over the Royals. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd
	The Rangers transferred RHP Jack Leiter to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Kyle Freeland allowed five earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out two over 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the Brewers. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jack Leiter SP - TEX			Kyle Freeland SP - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#396
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#280
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#360
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#284	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#428
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#263	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#181
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ CWS
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Thu, Apr 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Mon, Apr 20th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Thu, Apr 30th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, May 4th				vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Thu, May 14th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84
Thu, May 21st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, Jun 17th				@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Mon, Aug 17th				vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

Jack Leiter for Kyle Freeland (2026)

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