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Lance McCullers Jr. for Luis Medina (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - FA  | Luis Medina SP,RP - ATH  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 281 | # 347 |
| VBR | # 537 | # 731 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 36 | 30 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 1 |
| ERA | 4.57 | 4.65 |
| WHIP | 1.48 | 1.51 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | FA | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 400 | # 436 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 183 | # 310 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - FA | Luis Medina SP,RP - ATH | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 10 | 35 |
| Games Started | 8 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 44.0 | 47.0 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 3 |
| Holds | 1 | 5 |
| Hits Allowed | 40 | 45 |
| Earned Runs | 32 | 19 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 48 | 57 |
| Walks | 27 | 24 |
| ERA | 6.55 | 3.64 |
| WHIP | 1.52 | 1.47 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - FA | Luis Medina SP,RP - ATH | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 15 | 24 |
| Games Started | 5 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 35.7 | 29.9 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 5 |
| Hits Allowed | 33 | 28 |
| Earned Runs | 18 | 15 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 36 | 30 |
| Walks | 18 | 15 |
| ERA | 4.57 | 4.65 |
| WHIP | 1.48 | 1.51 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - FA | Luis Medina SP,RP - ATH | |
| News | ||
| The Brewers released Lance McCullers Jr. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th | Luis Medina will start for the Athletics on Sunday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | |
| Lance McCullers Jr. has been designated for assignment by the Brewers. Vince DiSilvio Sun, Jul 26th | The Athletics have announced that right-hander Luis Medina has made the Opening Day roster and will operate out of the bullpen to begin the season. Brenton Kemp Mon, Mar 23rd | |
| Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Lance McCullers Jr. will pitch out of the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th | Medina missed the second half of 2024 and all of 2025 following Tommy John surgery. He made his Cactus League debut on Tuesday against San Diego, allowing one run on two hits and one walk over one inning. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 3rd | |
| The Brewers activated Lance McCullers Jr. from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th | ||
| Brewers GM Matt Arnold said Lance McCullers Jr.'s next outing could take the form of a major league start. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - FA | Luis Medina SP,RP - ATH | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-10) | #28 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (7-5) | #12 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (5-5) | #362 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (6-6) | #149 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ ATL | Jose Suarez | #151 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ ATL | Chris Sale (11-6) | #5 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs HOU | Cristian Javier (0-1) | #202 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (6-4) | #119 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #179 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (10-6) | #18 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ NYY | Will Warren (7-5) | #62 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (4-7) | #67 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #105 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-7) | #190 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (5-9) | #43 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (10-8) | #17 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (6-8) | #32 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (3-8) | #94 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (3-7) | #132 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (9-5) | #95 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (5-6) | #404 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (3-7) | #231 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (6-4) | #98 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (3-9) | #64 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #10 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (10-8) | #17 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (6-8) | #32 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (3-8) | #94 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #118 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (5-7) | #70 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (5-8) | #84 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (8-6) | #80 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (4-7) | #113 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CLE | Parker Messick (8-6) | #51 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (13-4) | #4 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (10-2) | #6 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-8) | #234 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (7-9) | #42 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (4-9) | #63 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-1) | ||||
| Tue, May 12th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (11-6) | #136 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (5-7) | #96 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (4-8) | #90 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (2-9) | #85 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | vs SF | Trevor McDonald (3-7) | #244 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-7) | #184 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (6-7) | #313 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (3-7) | #39 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) | ||||
| Thu, May 21st | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (9-6) | #44 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ SD | Walker Buehler (6-5) | #242 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ SD | Lucas Giolito (2-3) | #340 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ SD | Michael King (6-7) | #52 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (3-9) | #64 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (6-4) | #98 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #10 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (4-2) | #78 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (4-7) | #67 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | vs NYY | Will Warren (7-5) | #62 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-6) | #103 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CHC | Colin Rea (7-7) | #192 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (7-8) | #27 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (8-5) | #137 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (6-4) | #119 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (4-9) | #238 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (8-2) | #54 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (3-4) | #114 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (3-5) | #148 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs COL | Sean Sullivan (0-3) | #417 | |||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (2-10) | #260 | |||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4) | #433 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs PIT | Jared Jones (2-1) | #50 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (6-7) | #134 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (10-4) | #35 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson (2-5) | #177 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (9-6) | #44 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (6-7) | #313 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (3-7) | #39 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ SF | Robbie Ray (9-6) | #68 | |||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (2-9) | #85 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (7-8) | #60 | |||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (6-7) | #313 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (3-7) | #39 | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ LAA | Sam Aldegheri (3-4) | #426 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs LAD | Eric Lauer (5-5) | #362 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (11-2) | #65 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs LAD | Jack Dreyer (4-1) | #154 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIA | Tyler Phillips (2-5) | #278 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (10-6) | #57 | |||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (5-8) | #40 | |||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ DET | Tarik Skubal (7-5) | #2 | |||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ DET | Troy Melton (5-1) | #101 | |||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (5-7) | #33 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (7-5) | #86 | |||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (3-3) | #164 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (3-7) | #231 | |||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (7-4) | #55 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs WSH | Zack Littell (7-8) | #178 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (12-2) | #49 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ARI | Mitch Bratt (0-1) | #198 | |||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ARI | Kohl Drake (0-0) | #256 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (8-8) | #123 | |||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (4-8) | #116 | |||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIN | Kendry Rojas (1-1) | #226 | |||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (3-5) | #109 | |||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (5-6) | #53 | |||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs BOS | Jake Bennett (6-3) | #104 | |||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs BOS | Patrick Sandoval (0-0) | #144 | |||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (12-2) | #29 | |||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs DET | Casey Mize (4-6) | #47 | |||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs DET | Framber Valdez (5-7) | #33 | |||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs DET | Keider Montero (7-5) | #145 | |||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (3-2) | #82 | |||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ CIN | Hunter Greene (2-2) | #16 | |||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ CIN | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ BOS | |||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ BOS | |||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ BOS | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs TB | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs TB | |||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs TB | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs TEX | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs TEX | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs TEX | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ KC | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ KC | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ KC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ HOU | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ HOU | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ HOU | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs MIN | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs MIN | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs MIN | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs BAL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs BAL | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs BAL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ TEX | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ TEX | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ TEX | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ SEA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ SEA | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ SEA | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ SEA | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs TOR | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs TOR | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs TOR | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs SEA | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs SEA | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs SEA | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TB | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TB | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ TB | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CLE | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CLE | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CLE | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs LAA | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs LAA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs HOU | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs HOU | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs HOU | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs HOU | |||||
