Who Should I Trade?

Alexis Diaz for David Bednar (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	David Bednar RP - NYY	Alexis Diaz RP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 18	‐
VBR	# 189	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	12	3
Wins	1	0
Saves	6	0
ERA	3.32	3.53
WHIP	1.20	1.57

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 18	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 20	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 19	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 20	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 19	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 101	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	David Bednar RP - NYY	Alexis Diaz RP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	54	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	58.1	‐

Wins	6	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	31	‐

Blown Saves	3	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	39	‐

Earned Runs	15	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	65	‐

Walks	18	‐

ERA	2.31	‐

WHIP	0.98	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	David Bednar RP - NYY	Alexis Diaz RP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	13	15

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.4	2.6

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	8	3

Earned Runs	4	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	12	3

Walks	4	2

ERA	3.32	3.53

WHIP	1.20	1.57

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	David Bednar RP - NYY	Alexis Diaz RP - TEX
News
	David Bednar tossed a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 1-0 win over the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th	The Rangers have outrighted right-hander Alexis Diaz to Triple-A Round Rock. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th
	David Bednar allowed one hit and struck out one over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's win over the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	Diaz allowed eight earned runs on three hits and four walks across 1.2 innings over three spring appearances, retiring just five of the 13 batters he faced and striking out one. He had entered camp competing for the Rangers' closer job. Bruno Mulé Fri, Mar 13th
	David Bednar struck out one batter in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Wednesday’s 5-3 win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	David Bednar struck out two batters over a scoreless outing to earn the save in Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th
	David Bednar struck out two batters while allowing one hit in a scoreless outing to earn the save in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Mariners. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	David Bednar RP - NYY			Alexis Diaz RP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Mar 29th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#145
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#271
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Sat, May 23rd				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#379
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#301
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Tue, Jul 21st				vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#291
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			vs TB
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Alexis Diaz for David Bednar (2026)

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