Who Should I Trade?

Alika Williams for Brice Matthews (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Alika Williams 2B,3B,SS - ATH	Brice Matthews 2B,LF,CF - HOU
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 378
VBR	# 612	# 1208

Projections

Runs	7	2
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	6	2
Stolen Bases	0	1
Batting Average	.235	.191

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 351

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 344	# 430

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alika Williams 2B,3B,SS - ATH	Brice Matthews 2B,LF,CF - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	153	208

Runs	19	23

Hits	40	41

Singles	23	28

Doubles	14	5

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	2	7

RBI	12	22

Stolen Bases	0	4

Caught Stealing	1	4

Walks	6	15

Strikeouts	39	71

Batting Average	.261	.197

On Base Pct	.296	.250

Slugging Pct	.405	.332

On-base Plus Slugging	.702	.582

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alika Williams 2B,3B,SS - ATH	Brice Matthews 2B,LF,CF - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	60	14

Runs	7	2

Hits	14	3

Singles	10	2

Doubles	3	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	6	2

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	4	1

Strikeouts	14	5

Batting Average	.235	.191

On Base Pct	.285	.257

Slugging Pct	.336	.297

On-base Plus Slugging	.621	.554

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alika Williams 2B,3B,SS - ATH	Brice Matthews 2B,LF,CF - HOU
News
	Alika Williams went 1-for-3 in Wednesday’s 7-1 win over the Dodgers with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 2nd	The Astros transferred Brice Matthews to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	The Athletics recalled Alika Williams from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	The next step for Brice Matthews will be to run the bases. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	The Athletics optioned INF Alika Williams to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st	Brice Matthews has resumed hitting on the field and fielding ground balls. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	The Athletics acquired Alika Williams from the Pirates for Kyle Robinson. Ari Koslow Sat, May 16th	Astros GM Dana Brown said the team is targeting "mid-August" for a return for Brice Matthews Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	The Pirates reassigned INF Alika Williams to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd	Astros outfielder Brice Matthews (knee) is not travelling with the team on their current road trip while rehabbing in Houston. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alika Williams 2B,3B,SS - ATH			Brice Matthews 2B,LF,CF - HOU
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#208	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#238
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#157	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Mon, Apr 6th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Alika Williams for Brice Matthews (2026)

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