Who Should I Trade?

Jordan Wicks for Scott Alexander (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Scott Alexander RP - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 843	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	1	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.23	‐
WHIP	1.42	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 350	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Scott Alexander RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	4	‐

Games Started	2	‐

Innings Pitched	10.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	2	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	18	‐

Earned Runs	12	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	8	‐

Walks	2	‐

ERA	10.45	‐

WHIP	1.94	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Scott Alexander RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	2.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	2	‐

Earned Runs	1	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	1	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.23	‐

WHIP	1.42	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC	Scott Alexander RP - KC
News
	The Cubs optioned Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	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
	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC			Scott Alexander RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#231	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#198	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#31
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#402	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#167
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#320
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#315	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#426
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#172	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#87
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Sun, Jun 21st				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Jordan Wicks for Scott Alexander (2026)

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