Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for CJ Kayfus (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 269	‐
VBR	# 814	‐

Projections

Runs	0	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	0	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.220	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 260	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 250	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 293	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 325	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	96	22

Runs	14	4

Hits	26	4

Singles	20	2

Doubles	3	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	13	2

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	3	2

Strikeouts	26	8

Batting Average	.271	.182

On Base Pct	.290	.280

Slugging Pct	.396	.364

On-base Plus Slugging	.686	.644

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	5	‐

Runs	0	‐

Hits	1	‐

Singles	1	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	0	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	0	‐

Strikeouts	1	‐

Batting Average	.220	‐

On Base Pct	.261	‐

Slugging Pct	.282	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.543	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
News
	Austin Hays went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 9-3 loss on Tuesday against the Rockies. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 16th	CJ Kayfus was activated from the injured list in Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
	Austin Hays hit a pinch-hit two-run home run in his first at-bat with the Padres on Sunday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	CJ Kayfus was sent down to Triple-A on Monday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th
	Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	CJ Kayfus went 2-for-2 in win over the Cubs with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Matthew Adam Mon, Apr 6th
	The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD			CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-6)	#272
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#57	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-6)	#272	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (6-3)	#270	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#229	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#249	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#159
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#207	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#150
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#241	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#212
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH	Riley Cornelio (3-2)	#197	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#192	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#252	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD	Brock Stewart		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI	Taylor Clarke		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256
Sun, Mar 29th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Mon, Apr 13th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Mon, Apr 20th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Fri, Apr 24th				@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127
Mon, May 11th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Thu, Aug 13th				@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for CJ Kayfus (2026)

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