Who Should I Trade?

Jose Suarez for Michael Lorenzen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jose Suarez RP - ATH	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 301	‐
VBR	‐	# 501

Projections

Strikeouts	3	9
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.50	4.90
WHIP	1.33	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	DFA	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 308	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 281	# 393

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Suarez RP - ATH	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	45	29

Games Started	2	25

Innings Pitched	61.1	121.2

Wins	1	3

Losses	4	11

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	72	176

Earned Runs	40	97

Home Runs Allowed	6	21

Strikeouts	61	86

Walks	27	50

ERA	5.87	7.18

WHIP	1.61	1.86

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Suarez RP - ATH	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	8

Games Started	1	1

Innings Pitched	3.0	11.0

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	3	12

Earned Runs	2	6

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	3	9

Walks	1	4

ERA	4.50	4.90

WHIP	1.33	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Suarez RP - ATH	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR
News
	The Athletics designated LHP José Suarez for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd	The Blue Jays have signed right-hander Michael Lorenzen to a one-year deal. Brenton Kemp Thu, Aug 27th
	The Athletics placed LHP José Suarez on the 15-day injured list with a right hip strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Rockies released RHP Michael Lorenzen. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	José Suarez will open the game on Thursday for the Athletics. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	The Rockies designated Michael Lorenzen for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	The Athletics activated LHP José Suarez from the paternity list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	Michael Lorenzen allowed six earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out one over 3 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Giants. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	The Athletics have placed left-hander Jose Suarez on the paternity list. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	Michael Lorenzen allowed four runs (two earned) on eight hits and three walks while striking out one over 4 1/3 innings in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jose Suarez RP - ATH			Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#402
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez		vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#27
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#27
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#114
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#227	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#315	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#389	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#159	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#384	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#199	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#244
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#81	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#97	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#97	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs DET
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			vs CIN
Mon, Apr 6th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Mon, May 4th				@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#251
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Mon, Sep 14th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Suarez for Michael Lorenzen (2026)

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