Who Should I Trade?

Jordan Wicks for Jose Alvarado (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
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	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.23	4.39
WHIP	1.30	1.22

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 91	# 354

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 427	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	64	4

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	56.1	10.1

Wins	4	0

Losses	3	2

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	3	0

Holds	16	0

Hits Allowed	61	18

Earned Runs	32	12

Home Runs Allowed	5	1

Strikeouts	69	8

Walks	27	2

ERA	5.11	10.45

WHIP	1.56	1.94

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	5

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	3.0	2.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	3	2

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	4	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	3.23	4.39

WHIP	1.30	1.22

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
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 Cubs optioned Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Phillies manager Rob Thomson said he would like to stay away from Jose Alvarado on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 22nd	The Cubs optioned LHP Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
		The Cubs recalled LHP Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
		The Cubs have optioned right-hander Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd
		Jordan Wicks allowed three runs on four hits with one strikeout in two innings as the Cubs dropped a 5-1 decision to the Cardinals on Sunday night. David Leisering Sun, May 31st
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			Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-3)	#62	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#226
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#261
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#150
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#182	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#64
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#161
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#113	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338
Wed, Apr 29th				@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#190
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#340
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#166	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#177
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#150
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#110	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#352
Fri, Jun 19th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#64
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#248
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#93
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#306
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#214
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Fri, Aug 14th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#66	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#93	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#139
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#58
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#104	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#245
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#214	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH	Jared Simpson		vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#149	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#135
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#260
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#101
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24

Who Should I Trade?

Jordan Wicks for Jose Alvarado (2026)

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