Who Should I Trade?

Adrian Del Castillo for Ben Rice (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Adrian Del Castillo C,DH - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 10	# 339
VBR	# 42	# 1270

Projections

Runs	17	1
Home Runs	6	0
RBI	18	1
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.255	.190

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 13	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 13	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 14	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 17	# 274

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 11	# 457

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Adrian Del Castillo C,DH - ARI
2026 Stats


At Bats	465	176

Runs	79	18

Hits	116	36

Singles	59	24

Doubles	20	6

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	34	5

RBI	82	26

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	64	13

Strikeouts	136	54

Batting Average	.250	.205

On Base Pct	.345	.258

Slugging Pct	.525	.335

On-base Plus Slugging	.870	.593

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Adrian Del Castillo C,DH - ARI
2026 Projections


At Bats	103	5

Runs	17	1

Hits	26	1

Singles	14	1

Doubles	5	0

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	6	0

RBI	18	1

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	13	0

Strikeouts	27	1

Batting Average	.255	.190

On Base Pct	.349	.232

Slugging Pct	.505	.236

On-base Plus Slugging	.855	.468

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Adrian Del Castillo C,DH - ARI
News
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in a win over the Orioles with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	The Diamondbacks optioned Adrian Del Castillo to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Ben Rice went 1-for-5 in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	The Diamondbacks recalled C Adrian Del Castillo from Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with a double, three runs scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	The Diamondbacks optioned C Adrian Del Castillo to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	Ben Rice went 1-for-4 in a win over the Braves with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Adrian Del Castillo went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Diamondbacks 4-3 win over the Brewers on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 5th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in Sunday’s 11-4 loss to the Phillies with a home run, a double, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	Adrian Del Castillo went 1-for-5 in Wednesday's win over the Brewers with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Apr 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Adrian Del Castillo C,DH - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#193
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, May 23rd				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sat, Jun 6th				vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Jun 15th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, Jul 18th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Tue, Jul 21st				vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Mon, Aug 17th				@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			@ SF
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ HOU
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ KC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ SD
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Adrian Del Castillo for Ben Rice (2026)

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