Who Should I Trade?

Jose Alvarado for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 253	# 288
VBR	# 415	‐

Projections

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

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 427	# 299

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 91	# 266

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	64	36

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	56.1	33.2

Wins	4	0

Losses	3	1

Saves	1	4

Blown Saves	3	2

Holds	16	5

Hits Allowed	61	32

Earned Runs	32	16

Home Runs Allowed	5	2

Strikeouts	69	38

Walks	27	11

ERA	5.11	4.28

WHIP	1.56	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
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	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
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 Athletics transferred Mark Leiter Jr. to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th
	Phillies manager Rob Thomson said he would like to stay away from Jose Alvarado on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 22nd	Mark Leiter Jr. underwent successful surgery on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
		Athletics right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. (hip) is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th
		The Athletics placed Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
		The Athletics activated Mark Leiter Jr. from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
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			Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-3)	#62	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ ATL	Jose Suarez
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#260	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#64
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#182	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#113
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#90
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#166	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#27
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#110	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#352
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#101	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#346
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#77
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#111
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#321
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#284
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#257
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#66
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#135
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178	vs DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#120
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#66	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#93	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#118
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#306
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#104
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#66
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke		@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#118
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#104	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#130
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#214	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH	Jared Simpson		@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	@ CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#83
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#149	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#104
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140
Fri, Mar 27th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Wed, Apr 29th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 19th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Fri, Jul 17th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Thu, Jul 30th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31
Fri, Aug 14th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#58

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Alvarado for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

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