Who Should I Trade?

Jake Bird for Trevor McDonald (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF	Jake Bird RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 345
VBR	‐	# 610

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	3
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.09
WHIP	‐	1.25

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 217	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 197	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 172	# 414

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 304

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	14	44

Games Started	14	0

Innings Pitched	70.1	38.2

Wins	3	1

Losses	7	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	69	42

Earned Runs	40	23

Home Runs Allowed	7	6

Strikeouts	57	41

Walks	23	13

ERA	5.12	5.35

WHIP	1.31	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	5

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	3.3

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	3

Earned Runs	‐	2

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	3

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	4.09

WHIP	‐	1.25

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF	Jake Bird RP - WSH
News
	The Giants transferred RHP Trevor McDonald from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	The Giants say Trevor McDonald will undergo UCL reconstruction surgery next week. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Giants right-hander Trevor McDonald (elbow) isn't likely to return this season, according to manager Tony Vitello. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Giants right-hander Trevor McDonald's MRI revealed a moderate UCL sprain, and he will seek a second opinion. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	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 Giants are expected to have the MRI results for Trevor McDonald on Thursday at the earliest. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd	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
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF			Jake Bird RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#367	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#241	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#93
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#282	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#132
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#312
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Wed, Apr 29th				@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#179	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#139	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Thu, May 7th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#173	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#176
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#162	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#334	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#186	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 15th				vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#357
Tue, Jun 16th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#312	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#179
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#344	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#138	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#245	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#307	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#139	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#191	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#312
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#110	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#387
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#22	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU	Bryan King		vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#347
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#391
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI			vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Sun, Aug 30th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#127	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#127
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN			@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD			vs NYM
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#280
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#87
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#127

Who Should I Trade?

Jake Bird for Trevor McDonald (2026)

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