Who Should I Trade?

Jake Bird for Kyle Leahy (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kyle Leahy SP,RP - STL	Jake Bird RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 156	# 344
VBR	# 373	# 727

Projections

Strikeouts	23	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.18	4.27
WHIP	1.37	1.51

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 80	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 141	# 300

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 100	# 414

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kyle Leahy SP,RP - STL	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	25	44

Games Started	25	0

Innings Pitched	126.1	38.2

Wins	10	1

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	127	42

Earned Runs	44	23

Home Runs Allowed	12	6

Strikeouts	115	41

Walks	37	13

ERA	3.13	5.35

WHIP	1.30	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kyle Leahy SP,RP - STL	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	9

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	26.3	5.6

Wins	1	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	26	5

Earned Runs	12	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	23	6

Walks	9	2

ERA	4.18	4.27

WHIP	1.37	1.51

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kyle Leahy SP,RP - STL	Jake Bird RP - WSH
News
	Kyle Leahy allowed zero earned runs on two hits and two walks while striking out four over four innings in Sunday's loss to the Phillies. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 24th	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	Kyle Leahy allowed zero earned runs on three hits and zero walks while striking out six over five innings in Tuesday's win over the Reds. Chase Davis Wed, Aug 19th	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Kyle Leahy allowed one earned run on six hits and no walks while striking out six over five innings in Wednesday's win over the Phillies. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 13th	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Kyle Leahy allowed two earned runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out eight over five innings in Friday's 3-2 win over the Rockies. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 8th	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
	Kyle Leahy allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out three over six innings in Friday's loss to the Blue Jays. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 1st	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
	Kyle Leahy SP,RP - STL			Jake Bird RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 4th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sun, Apr 5th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 6th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Apr 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Wed, Apr 8th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, Apr 10th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Apr 12th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#150	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76
Thu, Apr 16th				@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, Apr 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Sat, Apr 18th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Sun, Apr 19th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, Apr 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Apr 21st	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#106
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Fri, Apr 24th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Wed, Apr 29th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, May 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, May 2nd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, May 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Tue, May 5th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, May 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Thu, May 7th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Fri, May 8th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sun, May 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, May 12th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, May 13th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, May 14th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, May 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#66
Sat, May 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sun, May 17th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, May 18th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Tue, May 19th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#34
Wed, May 20th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#123	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Thu, May 21st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, May 22nd				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, May 23rd	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sun, May 24th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Mon, May 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, May 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, May 29th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Sat, May 30th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, May 31st	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Mon, Jun 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#120
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Wed, Jun 10th	@ NYM	Austin Warren		@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Jun 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#379
Tue, Jun 16th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#107	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Sat, Jun 20th				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sun, Jun 21st	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#120	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#313	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, Jun 25th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, Jun 27th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jun 28th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Jun 29th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, Jul 6th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#136	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Tue, Jul 7th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Wed, Jul 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATL	Danny Young		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#120	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Jul 20th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Jul 21st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#313
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#99	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Thu, Jul 30th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#27	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Aug 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Aug 5th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Sat, Aug 8th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Aug 9th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#99	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#199
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Mon, Aug 24th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Thu, Aug 27th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAD			vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Sep 4th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Sep 5th	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sun, Sep 6th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SF			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SF			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CWS			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CWS			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CWS			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SF			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SF			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs WSH			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs WSH			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs WSH			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PIT			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PIT			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIL			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIL			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIL			vs NYM
Mon, Apr 27th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76
Mon, May 4th	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Thu, Jun 11th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, Jun 18th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Mon, Aug 10th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SF
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Jake Bird for Kyle Leahy (2026)

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