Who Should I Trade?

Jake Bird for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH	Jake Bird RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 285	# 344
VBR	‐	# 735

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	4
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.07
WHIP	‐	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 257	# 300

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 299	# 414

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	36	44

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	33.2	38.2

Wins	0	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	2	3

Holds	5	7

Hits Allowed	32	42

Earned Runs	16	23

Home Runs Allowed	2	6

Strikeouts	38	41

Walks	11	13

ERA	4.28	5.35

WHIP	1.28	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	6

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	3.7

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	3

Earned Runs	‐	2

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	4

Walks	‐	2

ERA	‐	4.07

WHIP	‐	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH	Jake Bird RP - WSH
News
	The Athletics transferred Mark Leiter Jr. to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	Mark Leiter Jr. underwent successful surgery on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Athletics right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. (hip) is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	The Athletics placed Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	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
	The Athletics activated Mark Leiter Jr. from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH			Jake Bird RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197
Mon, Apr 6th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#61
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#90
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#227	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#315	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#315
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#284
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#181
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#389	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#159	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#384	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#199	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#384
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#81	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#410
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#97	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#358
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#122
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#97	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			vs NYM
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Jake Bird for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

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