Who Should I Trade?

Alika Williams for Dansby Swanson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Alika Williams 2B,3B,SS - ATH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 98	‐
VBR	# 690	# 612

Projections

Runs	4	7
Home Runs	1	1
RBI	4	6
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.233	.235

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 92	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 101	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 93	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 130	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 204	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 91	# 344

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Alika Williams 2B,3B,SS - ATH
2026 Stats


At Bats	403	153

Runs	78	19

Hits	86	40

Singles	49	23

Doubles	16	14

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	18	2

RBI	66	12

Stolen Bases	17	0

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	48	6

Strikeouts	106	39

Batting Average	.213	.261

On Base Pct	.298	.296

Slugging Pct	.402	.405

On-base Plus Slugging	.700	.702

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Alika Williams 2B,3B,SS - ATH
2026 Projections


At Bats	27	60

Runs	4	7

Hits	6	14

Singles	4	10

Doubles	1	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	4	6

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	4

Strikeouts	7	14

Batting Average	.233	.235

On Base Pct	.310	.285

Slugging Pct	.401	.336

On-base Plus Slugging	.710	.621

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Alika Williams 2B,3B,SS - ATH
News
	Dansby Swanson will remain in Chicago for rehab during Cubs' upcoming road trip. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	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 Cubs placed Dansby Swanson on the injured list with a left oblique strain. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Athletics recalled Alika Williams from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Dansby Swanson is slated to be placed on the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Athletics optioned INF Alika Williams to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Dansby Swanson left Sunday’s game due to left side discomfort. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	The Athletics acquired Alika Williams from the Pirates for Kyle Robinson. Ari Koslow Sat, May 16th
	Dansby Swanson went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th	The Pirates reassigned INF Alika Williams to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC			Alika Williams 2B,3B,SS - ATH
Fri, Mar 27th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#208
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Sat, Apr 4th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sun, Jun 21st				vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#157
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Alika Williams for Dansby Swanson (2026)

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