Who Should I Trade?

Addison Barger for Austin Hays (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 266
VBR	‐	# 1118

Projections

Runs	‐	4
Home Runs	‐	1
RBI	‐	4
Stolen Bases	‐	0
Batting Average	‐	.248

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 287

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 370	# 325

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 218	# 260

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 226	# 250

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	22	75

Runs	2	10

Hits	1	17

Singles	0	13

Doubles	1	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	2

RBI	2	10

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	5	3

Strikeouts	7	23

Batting Average	.046	.227

On Base Pct	.214	.256

Slugging Pct	.091	.333

On-base Plus Slugging	.305	.590

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	28

Runs	‐	4

Hits	‐	7

Singles	‐	4

Doubles	‐	1

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	1

RBI	‐	4

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	2

Strikeouts	‐	7

Batting Average	‐	.248

On Base Pct	‐	.302

Slugging Pct	‐	.415

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.717

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
News
	Addison Barger underwent elbow surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Austin Hays hit a pinch-hit two-run home run in his first at-bat with the Padres on Sunday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger will undergo right elbow surgery. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	The Blue Jays transferred Addison Barger to the 60-day IL. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Addison Barger still has not been cleared to resume baseball activities. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Addison Barger is rehabbing through the All-Star break. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	Austin Hays (calf) was shifted to the 60-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 9th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR			Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#416
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#31	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#31	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#404
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#130	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#164
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#274
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#335
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	vs ARI
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#315	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#338
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#151	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#82	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#364
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#390
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#122
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157	@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			vs MIA
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			vs ARI
Thu, Mar 26th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#404
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Thu, May 7th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Thu, May 14th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Mon, Jun 15th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sun, Jun 21st				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Thu, Jul 30th				vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Mon, Aug 17th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Thu, Sep 17th				@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th				@ LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Addison Barger for Austin Hays (2026)

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