Who Should I Trade?

Mark Leiter Jr. for Trevor McDonald (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 285
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	‐
Wins	‐	‐
Saves	‐	‐
ERA	‐	‐
WHIP	‐	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 217	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 197	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 172	# 299

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 257

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	14	36

Games Started	14	0

Innings Pitched	70.1	33.2

Wins	3	0

Losses	7	1

Saves	0	4

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	69	32

Earned Runs	40	16

Home Runs Allowed	7	2

Strikeouts	57	38

Walks	23	11

ERA	5.12	4.28

WHIP	1.31	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	‐

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Innings Pitched	‐	‐

Wins	‐	‐

Losses	‐	‐

Saves	‐	‐

Blown Saves	‐	‐

Holds	‐	‐

Hits Allowed	‐	‐

Earned Runs	‐	‐

Home Runs Allowed	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

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ERA	‐	‐

WHIP	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
News
	The Giants transferred RHP Trevor McDonald from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th	The Athletics transferred Mark Leiter Jr. to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th
	The Giants say Trevor McDonald will undergo UCL reconstruction surgery next week. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Mark Leiter Jr. underwent successful surgery on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Giants right-hander Trevor McDonald (elbow) isn't likely to return this season, according to manager Tony Vitello. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	Athletics right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. (hip) is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th
	Giants right-hander Trevor McDonald's MRI revealed a moderate UCL sprain, and he will seek a second opinion. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	The Athletics placed Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	The Giants are expected to have the MRI results for Trevor McDonald on Thursday at the earliest. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd	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
	Trevor McDonald SP,RP - SF			Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Mar 29th				@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#310
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Apr 13th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Mon, Apr 20th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Wed, Apr 29th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Thu, May 7th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, Jun 15th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#112
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#309	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU	Bryan King		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97
Mon, Aug 17th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, Aug 30th				vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (1-1)	#155	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th				vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD			vs HOU
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Mark Leiter Jr. for Trevor McDonald (2026)

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