Who Should I Trade?

Adley Rutschman for Rafael Flores (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Adley Rutschman C,DH - BOS	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 114	‐
VBR	# 201	‐

Projections

Runs	12	‐
Home Runs	3	‐
RBI	12	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.255	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 147	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 94	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 88	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 100	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 147	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 34	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Adley Rutschman C,DH - BOS	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	288	69

Runs	33	10

Hits	68	17

Singles	38	8

Doubles	20	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	9	6

RBI	51	14

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	36	9

Strikeouts	52	23

Batting Average	.236	.246

On Base Pct	.320	.333

Slugging Pct	.406	.551

On-base Plus Slugging	.727	.884

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Adley Rutschman C,DH - BOS	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	90	‐

Runs	12	‐

Hits	23	‐

Singles	15	‐

Doubles	5	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	3	‐

RBI	12	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	12	‐

Strikeouts	16	‐

Batting Average	.255	‐

On Base Pct	.344	‐

Slugging Pct	.417	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.762	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Adley Rutschman C,DH - BOS	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
News
	Adley Rutschman went 2-for-4 in Tuesday’s 9-4 win over the Diamondbacks with a home run, one walk, one run scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	Rafael Flores hit two home runs off the bench on Wednesday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Adley Rutschman was activated from the IL and will make his Red Sox debut on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 11th	Rafael Flores went 2-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI in the Pirates 13-1 win over the Marlins on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said he expects to activate Adley Rutschman on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	The Pirates activated C/1B Rafael Flores Jr. from the 7-day concussion injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	Adley Rutschman could be activated from the injured list as early as Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	Rafael Flores resumed baseball activities Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Adley Rutschman caught five innings in his first rehab game with Triple-A Worcester on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Rafael Flores will be going on the 10-day IL with a concussion. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Adley Rutschman C,DH - BOS			Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#396	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#198	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#165
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#193	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY			@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			@ DET
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Sat, May 9th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Mon, May 25th				vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Sat, Jun 6th				@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Adley Rutschman for Rafael Flores (2026)

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