Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Judge for Kyle Higashioka (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Aaron Judge LF,CF,RF,DH - NYY	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 43	# 346
VBR	# 329	# 1200

Projections

Runs	6	2
Home Runs	3	1
RBI	7	2
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.278	.246

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 65	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 63	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 53	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 43	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 209	# 320

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 7	# 333

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Judge LF,CF,RF,DH - NYY	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	214	165

Runs	43	20

Hits	53	36

Singles	26	25

Doubles	10	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	17	7

RBI	38	18

Stolen Bases	5	0

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	42	19

Strikeouts	72	47

Batting Average	.248	.218

On Base Pct	.375	.307

Slugging Pct	.533	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.907	.676

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Judge LF,CF,RF,DH - NYY	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	32	18

Runs	6	2

Hits	9	4

Singles	5	3

Doubles	1	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	7	2

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	1

Strikeouts	10	5

Batting Average	.278	.246

On Base Pct	.424	.300

Slugging Pct	.577	.441

On-base Plus Slugging	1.000	.741

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Judge LF,CF,RF,DH - NYY	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
News
	Aaron Judge was cleared to take batting practice on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Kyle Higashioka is scheduled to begin a throwing program soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge will begin his hitting progression this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Kyle Higashioka has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor tendon strain. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge started playing catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 15th	Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-1 with a solo home run as a pinch hitter in Wednesday’s 13-1 loss to the Angels. He hit the homer in the eighth inning to put Texas on the board, then stayed in the game as a pitcher and allowed two runs on two hits with a hit batter in one inning of mop-up work. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jul 9th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge has been cleared for light activity. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Higashioka is slashing .235/.313/.391 with five home runs, 14 RBI, and 15 runs scored across 128 plate appearances this season and has recorded three multi-hit games over his last 10 appearances. His three-run homer cleared the Green Monster in the second inning Sunday to extend the Rangers' lead before he added a single in the seventh. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jun 15th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge completed another running session on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Angels with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, May 24th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aaron Judge LF,CF,RF,DH - NYY			Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#318
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			vs TB
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Thu, Mar 26th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Mar 29th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, May 23rd				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, Jun 6th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#286
Tue, Jul 21st				vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#275
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Judge for Kyle Higashioka (2026)

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