Who Should I Trade?

James McArthur for Jose Alvarado (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	James McArthur RP - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 253	‐
VBR	# 415	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	4	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.23	‐
WHIP	1.30	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 91	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 427	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	James McArthur RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	64	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	56.1	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	3	‐

Holds	16	‐

Hits Allowed	61	‐

Earned Runs	32	‐

Home Runs Allowed	5	‐

Strikeouts	69	‐

Walks	27	‐

ERA	5.11	‐

WHIP	1.56	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	James McArthur RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	3.0	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	3	‐

Earned Runs	1	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	3.23	‐

WHIP	1.30	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	James McArthur RP - KC
News
	Jose Alvarado gave up one hit while striking out two in a scoreless bottom of the ninth during Wednesday's 3-0 over the Padres. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, May 28th	The Royals transferred the rehab assignment of James McArthur to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 15th
	Phillies manager Rob Thomson said he would like to stay away from Jose Alvarado on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 22nd	James McArthur began rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th
		James McArthur is on a bullpen schedule. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
		James McArthur underwent another surgical procedure last week. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
		Royals right-hander James McArthur (elbow) continues to deal with soreness and will see a specialist to determine next steps. Brenton Kemp Mon, Apr 20th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI			James McArthur RP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-3)	#62	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#260	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#32
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#229
Wed, Apr 29th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#166	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#134
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#110	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#66
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#321
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Fri, Jun 19th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#101	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#288
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#283
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#111
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#93
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#57
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#66	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#93	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#244
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#111
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#97
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#88
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#104	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#28
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#214	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH	Jared Simpson		@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#112
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#149	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#145
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#283
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#182
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#113
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140

Who Should I Trade?

James McArthur for Jose Alvarado (2026)

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