Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Joc Pederson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 189	# 266
VBR	# 228	# 895

Projections

Runs	10	5
Home Runs	4	1
RBI	10	5
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.235	.247

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 125	# 260

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 194	# 250

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 176	# 287

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 198	# 325

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joc Pederson 1B,DH - TEX	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	342	67

Runs	52	9

Hits	81	16

Singles	45	13

Doubles	11	1

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	23	2

RBI	48	10

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	47	3

Strikeouts	92	20

Batting Average	.237	.239

On Base Pct	.332	.271

Slugging Pct	.483	.343

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.615

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joc Pederson 1B,DH - TEX	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	70	38

Runs	10	5

Hits	16	9

Singles	10	6

Doubles	3	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	1

RBI	10	5

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	9	3

Strikeouts	19	10

Batting Average	.235	.247

On Base Pct	.334	.305

Slugging Pct	.437	.397

On-base Plus Slugging	.771	.702

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joc Pederson 1B,DH - TEX	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
News
	Joc Pederson went 1-for-3 in a loss to the White Sox with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	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
	Joc Pederson went 1-for-1 in a loss to the Angels with a solo home run and three walks. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th	Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Joc Pederson went 1-for-4 in a win over the Orioles with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Joc Pederson went 1-for-1 in a loss to the Astros with a solo home run and two walks. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 1st	The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Joc Pederson went 2-for-4 in Monday's win over the Mariners with two home runs, two runs scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	Austin Hays (calf) was shifted to the 60-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Joc Pederson 1B,DH - TEX			Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, May 4th				@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#284	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#152
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, Jun 17th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jul 6th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#263	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Mon, Aug 17th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Joc Pederson (2026)

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