Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Judge for Liam Hicks (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Aaron Judge LF,CF,RF,DH - NYY	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 43	# 84
VBR	# 533	# 346

Projections

Runs	6	9
Home Runs	2	2
RBI	6	9
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.271	.255

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 65	# 71

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 63	# 105

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 53	# 111

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 43	# 101

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 209	# 225

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 7	# 53

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Judge LF,CF,RF,DH - NYY	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	214	409

Runs	43	62

Hits	53	118

Singles	26	87

Doubles	10	13

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	17	17

RBI	38	73

Stolen Bases	5	3

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	42	50

Strikeouts	72	45

Batting Average	.248	.289

On Base Pct	.375	.374

Slugging Pct	.533	.450

On-base Plus Slugging	.907	.824

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Judge LF,CF,RF,DH - NYY	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	30	68

Runs	6	9

Hits	8	17

Singles	4	12

Doubles	1	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	6	9

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	6	8

Strikeouts	9	11

Batting Average	.271	.255

On Base Pct	.413	.347

Slugging Pct	.557	.385

On-base Plus Slugging	.970	.732

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Judge LF,CF,RF,DH - NYY	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB
News
	Aaron Judge was cleared to take batting practice on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Liam Hicks went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 23rd
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge will begin his hitting progression this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Liam Hicks went 3-for-5 in an 8-4 win over the Athletics with a home run, a double, one run scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 13th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge started playing catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 15th	Liam Hicks went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two walks, one run scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Colorado Rockies. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge has been cleared for light activity. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	The Rays activated Liam Hicks. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge completed another running session on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring catcher Liam Hicks in a trade with the Miami Marlins. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aaron Judge LF,CF,RF,DH - NYY			Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#173
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ TEX
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs HOU
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ PHI
Thu, Mar 26th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Mar 29th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th				vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#278
Sat, Jun 6th				@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166
Mon, Jun 15th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, Jul 18th				@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Tue, Jul 21st				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Mon, Aug 17th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Mon, Aug 24th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX
Thu, Sep 17th				vs ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Judge for Liam Hicks (2026)

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