Who Should I Trade?

Jack Perkins for Jake Bird (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jack Perkins SP,RP - ATH	Jake Bird RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 155	# 344
VBR	# 438	# 741

Projections

Strikeouts	21	5
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.45	4.21
WHIP	1.41	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 157	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 142	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 174	# 300

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 214	# 414

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jack Perkins SP,RP - ATH	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	32	44

Games Started	12	0

Innings Pitched	95.1	38.2

Wins	3	1

Losses	10	1

Saves	3	0

Blown Saves	2	3

Holds	2	7

Hits Allowed	100	42

Earned Runs	68	23

Home Runs Allowed	18	6

Strikeouts	109	41

Walks	42	13

ERA	6.42	5.35

WHIP	1.49	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jack Perkins SP,RP - ATH	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	8

Games Started	4	0

Innings Pitched	21.0	5.3

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	19	5

Earned Runs	10	2

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	21	5

Walks	9	2

ERA	4.45	4.21

WHIP	1.41	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jack Perkins SP,RP - ATH	Jake Bird RP - WSH
News
	Jack Perkins allowed one earned run on four hits and four walks while striking out five over five innings in Saturday's loss to the Orioles. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	Jack Perkins allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits and five walks while striking out six over five innings in Sunday's win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Jack Perkins allowed one hit and one walk while striking out four over 3 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Royals. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Jack Perkins allowed six earned runs on 12 hits and one walk while striking out two over five innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Rays. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	Jake Bird is being traded along with three other prospects to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Luis Garcia Jr. Diego Sandoval Sun, Aug 2nd
	Jack Perkins allowed five earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over three innings in Friday's loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jack Perkins SP,RP - ATH			Jake Bird RP - WSH
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#243	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#67
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#94
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#335	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#335
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#422	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#353
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#179	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#85	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#428
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#78	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#417	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#423
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#121
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#78	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#37
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#86
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs PHI
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ STL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ DET
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			vs NYM
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Mon, Apr 6th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#199
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Jack Perkins for Jake Bird (2026)

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