Who Should I Trade?

Jordan Wicks for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH	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	# 285	‐
VBR	‐	# 864

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	2
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	3.87
WHIP	‐	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 257	# 350

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 299	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	36	4

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	33.2	10.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	2

Saves	4	2

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	5	0

Hits Allowed	32	18

Earned Runs	16	12

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	38	8

Walks	11	2

ERA	4.28	10.45

WHIP	1.28	1.94

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	5

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	2.3

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	2

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	2

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	3.87

WHIP	‐	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
News
	The Athletics transferred Mark Leiter Jr. to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	The Cubs optioned Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Mark Leiter Jr. underwent successful surgery on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	The Cubs optioned LHP Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Athletics right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. (hip) is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th	The Cubs recalled LHP Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
	The Athletics placed Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	The Cubs have optioned right-hander Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd
	The Athletics activated Mark Leiter Jr. from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	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
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH			Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#310	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#112	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB

Who Should I Trade?

Jordan Wicks for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

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