Who Should I Trade?

Alex Verdugo for Taylor Ward (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Taylor Ward LF - BAL	Alex Verdugo LF,RF - FA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 72	‐
VBR	# 95	‐

Projections

Runs	27	‐
Home Runs	8	‐
RBI	25	‐
Stolen Bases	2	‐
Batting Average	.249	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	FA

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 52	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 76	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 157	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 104	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 79	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 65	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Taylor Ward LF - BAL	Alex Verdugo LF,RF - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	408	‐

Runs	64	‐

Hits	100	‐

Singles	73	‐

Doubles	20	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	7	‐

RBI	30	‐

Stolen Bases	4	‐

Caught Stealing	3	‐

Walks	87	‐

Strikeouts	102	‐

Batting Average	.245	‐

On Base Pct	.383	‐

Slugging Pct	.346	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.729	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Taylor Ward LF - BAL	Alex Verdugo LF,RF - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	181	‐

Runs	27	‐

Hits	45	‐

Singles	28	‐

Doubles	9	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	8	‐

RBI	25	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	27	‐

Strikeouts	48	‐

Batting Average	.249	‐

On Base Pct	.350	‐

Slugging Pct	.428	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.778	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Taylor Ward LF - BAL	Alex Verdugo LF,RF - FA
News
	Taylor Ward went 1-for-3 in a win over the Astros with a home run, a walk, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jul 18th	Alex Verdugo has a shoulder injury that is expected to keep him out the rest of the season and require surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th
	Taylor Ward went 1-for-3 in a win over the Royals with a home run, two runs scored, one RBI, a walk, and a strikeout. Jesse Garcia Sun, Jul 12th	Verdugo will likely need an extended run of success at Triple-A El Paso before putting himself in consideration for a promotion to San Diego. He posted a .585 OPS across 213 plate appearances with Atlanta in 2025 and signed a minor-league deal with the Padres on March 1. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 15th
	Taylor Ward went 1-for-3 in a win over the Reds with a walk and one stolen base. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jul 4th	The Padres signed OF Alex Verdugo to a minor league contract Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st
	Taylor Ward went 3-for-5 in a win over the Nationals with a run scored and a strikeout. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jun 27th
	Taylor Ward went 2-for-5 in a win over the Angels with a home run, two runs scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jun 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Taylor Ward LF - BAL			Alex Verdugo LF,RF - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Sun, Mar 29th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Sat, Apr 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Sun, Apr 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#46
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#181
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Fri, Apr 10th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Sat, Apr 11th	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Sun, Apr 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Mon, Apr 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Tue, Apr 14th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Wed, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Mon, Apr 20th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Tue, Apr 21st	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#110
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73
Fri, Apr 24th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#237
Sun, Apr 26th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Tue, Apr 28th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261
Thu, Apr 30th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284
Fri, May 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Sat, May 2nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Mon, May 4th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Tue, May 5th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Wed, May 6th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Thu, May 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Fri, May 8th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#185
Sat, May 9th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202
Sun, May 10th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#231
Mon, May 11th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Tue, May 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Wed, May 13th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Fri, May 15th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Sat, May 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Sun, May 17th	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#363
Mon, May 18th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Tue, May 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58
Wed, May 20th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186
Fri, May 22nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Sun, May 24th	vs DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86
Mon, May 25th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Tue, May 26th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#58
Wed, May 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#186
Thu, May 28th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300
Fri, May 29th	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#272
Sat, May 30th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Sun, May 31st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#74
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Thu, Jun 4th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#111
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#183
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Mon, Jun 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Thu, Jun 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Tue, Jun 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Thu, Jun 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sat, Jun 20th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 21st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#221
Wed, Jun 24th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#197
Sat, Jun 27th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Sun, Jun 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Fri, Jul 10th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280
Sat, Jul 11th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Sun, Jul 12th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Fri, Jul 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Sat, Jul 18th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Sun, Jul 19th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#17
Mon, Jul 20th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#212
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Mon, Jul 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Tue, Jul 28th	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#126
Thu, Aug 6th	vs LAA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Sat, Aug 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79
Sun, Aug 9th	@ TEX
Mon, Aug 10th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#116
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIN
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TB
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TB
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TB
Mon, Aug 17th	@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	vs NYY
Wed, Aug 19th	vs NYY
Thu, Aug 20th	vs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ STL
Thu, Aug 27th	@ STL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31st	@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ COL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ COL
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs BOS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th	vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CLE
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TOR
Fri, Sep 25th	@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ NYY

Who Should I Trade?

Alex Verdugo for Taylor Ward (2026)

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