Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Jonah Heim (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 266	# 238
VBR	# 895	# 497

Projections

Runs	5	8
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	5	9
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.247	.222

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 260	# 203

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 325	# 137

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 250	# 254

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 287	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH
2026 Stats


At Bats	67	282

Runs	9	28

Hits	16	60

Singles	13	34

Doubles	1	15

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	11

RBI	10	40

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	3	23

Strikeouts	20	58

Batting Average	.239	.213

On Base Pct	.271	.274

Slugging Pct	.343	.383

On-base Plus Slugging	.615	.657

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH
2026 Projections


At Bats	38	72

Runs	5	8

Hits	9	16

Singles	6	10

Doubles	2	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	5	9

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	6

Strikeouts	10	16

Batting Average	.247	.222

On Base Pct	.305	.281

Slugging Pct	.397	.367

On-base Plus Slugging	.702	.648

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH
News
	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	Jonah Heim went 3-for-5 in Wednesday’s loss to the Red Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th
	Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Jonah Heim went 1-for-4 in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Red Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 28th
	The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Jonah Heim went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Marlins with a home run, one run scored, and six RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th
	The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Jonah Heim went 2-for-3 in win over the Dodgers with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and a walk. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 2nd
	Austin Hays (calf) was shifted to the 60-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 9th	Jonah Heim went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and one walk in Saturday's loss to the Angels. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 28th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD			Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#235
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#152	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#110
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY			@ SEA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			vs SEA
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			vs HOU
Sun, Mar 29th				@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Mon, Apr 13th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, Apr 20th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, Apr 24th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Thu, Jun 25th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Jonah Heim (2026)

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