Who Should I Trade?

MacKenzie Gore for Wilber Dotel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	MacKenzie Gore SP - TEX	Wilber Dotel SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 63	‐
VBR	# 180	# 756

Projections

Strikeouts	72	18
Wins	4	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.05	4.60
WHIP	1.31	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 92	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 64	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 74	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 61	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 50	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 79	# 348

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	MacKenzie Gore SP - TEX	Wilber Dotel SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	10

Games Started	21	0

Innings Pitched	110.2	21.1

Wins	6	1

Losses	8	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	100	17

Earned Runs	59	12

Home Runs Allowed	14	2

Strikeouts	122	24

Walks	42	9

ERA	4.80	5.06

WHIP	1.28	1.22

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	MacKenzie Gore SP - TEX	Wilber Dotel SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	21

Games Started	12	1

Innings Pitched	65.4	21.2

Wins	4	1

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	58	21

Earned Runs	29	11

Home Runs Allowed	8	3

Strikeouts	72	18

Walks	25	9

ERA	4.05	4.60

WHIP	1.31	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	MacKenzie Gore SP - TEX	Wilber Dotel SP,RP - PIT
News
	MacKenzie Gore allowed five earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out seven over 5 2/3 innings in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Braves. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	Wilber Dotel will remain in the majors with the Pirates. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	MacKenzie Gore will start for the Rangers on Saturday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	Wilber Dotel will be the 27th man for the Pirates in Saturday's doubleheader against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	MacKenzie Gore took the loss Wednesday against the Angels after allowing seven runs on nine hits and one walk over five innings. He struck out seven. Gore gave up two home runs to Jo Adell, which accounted for five of the seven runs. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jul 9th	Wilber Dotel will make a rehab appearance for Double-A Altoona. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	MacKenzie Gore took the loss Wednesday against the Guardians after allowing five runs on seven hits and one walk over five innings. He struck out seven in Texas’ 9-4 defeat, with all five runs coming in the second inning, including a three-run homer by David Fry. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jul 2nd	Wilber Dotel will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona on Saturday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 27th
	MacKenzie Gore earned the win Thursday against the Blue Jays after allowing three runs on four hits and one walk over seven innings. He struck out five and recorded 10 groundouts, with all three runs coming in the fifth inning. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jun 26th	Wilber Dotel threw a bullpen session on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	MacKenzie Gore SP - TEX			Wilber Dotel SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#419
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#271
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#361
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#284
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#139	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#218	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#109	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#320
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#422	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#231
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#213	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#111
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#88
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#213	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#288
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#188
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#313	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#111	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#118
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#434
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-2)	#207	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#281
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#320	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#80	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#315
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#297
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#325
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#81
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#204	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#222	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#161
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#372	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#71
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#73	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#18
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-0)	#142	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF			@ MIL
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF			@ MIL
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF			@ MIL
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL			vs NYM
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA			@ MIA
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA			@ MIA
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA			@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH			vs BOS
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH			vs DET
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH			vs DET
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS			@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS			@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS			@ SD
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL			@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL			@ STL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH			vs SF
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB			vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ DET
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#178
Thu, May 14th				vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET

Who Should I Trade?

MacKenzie Gore for Wilber Dotel (2026)

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