Who Should I Trade?

Alec Burleson for Ivan Herrera (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL	Ivan Herrera C,DH - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 44	# 83
VBR	# 39	# 121

Projections

Runs	10	10
Home Runs	3	2
RBI	12	9
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.276	.266

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 39	# 140

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 46	# 64

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 29	# 86

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 56	# 118

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 52	# 77

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 38	# 89

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL	Ivan Herrera C,DH - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	537	532

Runs	78	86

Hits	152	131

Singles	97	92

Doubles	33	23

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	21	15

RBI	102	59

Stolen Bases	4	8

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	48	69

Strikeouts	102	114

Batting Average	.283	.246

On Base Pct	.346	.359

Slugging Pct	.466	.378

On-base Plus Slugging	.812	.737

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL	Ivan Herrera C,DH - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	77	69

Runs	10	10

Hits	21	18

Singles	14	13

Doubles	4	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	2

RBI	12	9

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	9

Strikeouts	13	15

Batting Average	.276	.266

On Base Pct	.340	.363

Slugging Pct	.447	.409

On-base Plus Slugging	.787	.772

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL	Ivan Herrera C,DH - STL
News
	Alec Burleson went 1-for-4 in a 5-4 loss to the Pirates with a walk, one RBI and one stolen base. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 31st	Ivan Herrera went 2-for-5 in a win over the Rockies with a home run, one run scored, and three RBI. Chase Davis Sat, Sep 5th
	Alec Burleson went 3-for-5 in Sunday's 11-4 win over the Cubs with a home run, a double, two runs scored and four RBI. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 17th	Ivan Herrera went 2-for-5 in a loss to the Pirates with a double, two RBI and a stolen base. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 31st
	Alec Burleson went 1-for-3 in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Cubs with a home run, three runs scored, two RBI and a walk. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 16th	Ivan Herrera went 3-for-4 with a run scored, a walk and a strikeout. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 27th
	Alec Burleson went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Phillies with a double, one run scored, three RBI, a walk and a strikeout. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 13th	Ivan Herrera went 1-for-6 in the doubleheader against the Reds with a home run, four walks, two runs scored, one RBI and two strikeouts. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th
	Alec Burleson went 2-for-4 in loss to the Phillies with a double, one run scored, three RBI, one walk and one strikeout. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 11th	Ivan Herrera went 3-for-5 in a loss to the Rockies with two doubles, two runs scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL			Ivan Herrera C,DH - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#217	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#217
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Sat, Apr 4th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Sun, Apr 5th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Mon, Apr 6th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Apr 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Wed, Apr 8th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129
Sat, Apr 11th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Sun, Apr 12th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Fri, Apr 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sat, Apr 18th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Mon, Apr 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Fri, Apr 24th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Apr 27th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#61	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#61
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Wed, Apr 29th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, May 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67
Sat, May 2nd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197
Sun, May 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Mon, May 4th	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#114	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#114
Wed, May 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Thu, May 7th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Fri, May 8th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185
Sat, May 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Sun, May 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Tue, May 12th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Wed, May 13th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Thu, May 14th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Fri, May 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Sat, May 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Sun, May 17th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, May 19th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Thu, May 21st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Sat, May 23rd	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#410	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#410
Mon, May 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Tue, May 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Wed, May 27th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#114	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#114
Fri, May 29th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Sat, May 30th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, May 31st	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#290	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#290
Mon, Jun 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Tue, Jun 9th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Wed, Jun 10th	@ NYM	Austin Warren		@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Mon, Jun 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#246	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#246
Tue, Jun 16th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#94	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#94
Thu, Jun 18th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Fri, Jun 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Sun, Jun 21st	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262
Fri, Jun 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146
Sun, Jun 28th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202
Mon, Jul 6th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103
Tue, Jul 7th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Wed, Jul 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Thu, Jul 9th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATL	Danny Young		vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Mon, Jul 20th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Tue, Jul 21st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Thu, Jul 30th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Tue, Aug 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Wed, Aug 5th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Fri, Aug 7th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Sat, Aug 8th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Sun, Aug 9th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Mon, Aug 10th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Fri, Aug 21st	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Thu, Aug 27th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Sep 4th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Sat, Sep 5th	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#358	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#358
Sun, Sep 6th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#280	@ SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#280
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SF			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SF			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PIT			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PIT			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIL			@ MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Alec Burleson for Ivan Herrera (2026)

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