Who Should I Trade?

Jose Alvarado for PJ Poulin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 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

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 427	# 260

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 91	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	64	35

Games Started	0	11

Innings Pitched	56.1	36.2

Wins	4	3

Losses	3	0

Saves	1	3

Blown Saves	3	2

Holds	16	7

Hits Allowed	61	27

Earned Runs	32	10

Home Runs Allowed	5	4

Strikeouts	69	25

Walks	27	21

ERA	5.11	2.45

WHIP	1.56	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Alvarado RP - PHI	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH
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	PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH
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	PJ Poulin is progressing through a throwing program. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	Phillies manager Rob Thomson said he would like to stay away from Jose Alvarado on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 22nd	PJ Poulin is on track to return at some point in September. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
		The Nationals transferred PJ Poulin to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
		PJ Poulin is expected to miss 2-6 weeks with a flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
		PJ Poulin allowed zero earned runs on zero hits and one walk over two innings in Sunday's win over the Orioles. Jesse Garcia Mon, Jun 29th
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			PJ Poulin SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-3)	#62	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#260	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#182	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#78
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#95
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#113	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#166	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#145
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#110	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#101	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#125
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#356
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#284
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#340
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#101
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#66	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#93	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#361
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#364
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#179
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#57
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#50
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#104	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#214	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH	Jared Simpson		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#149	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Thu, Apr 16th				@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, Apr 29th				@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#101
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#101
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Fri, Aug 14th				@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#356
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#97

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Alvarado for PJ Poulin (2026)

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