Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Liam Hicks (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 84	# 266
VBR	# 346	# 895

Projections

Runs	9	5
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	9	5
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.255	.247

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 71	# 260

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 105	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 111	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 101	# 250

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 225	# 287

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 53	# 325

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	409	67

Runs	62	9

Hits	118	16

Singles	87	13

Doubles	13	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	17	2

RBI	73	10

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	50	3

Strikeouts	45	20

Batting Average	.289	.239

On Base Pct	.374	.271

Slugging Pct	.450	.343

On-base Plus Slugging	.824	.615

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	68	38

Runs	9	5

Hits	17	9

Singles	12	6

Doubles	3	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	9	5

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	8	3

Strikeouts	11	10

Batting Average	.255	.247

On Base Pct	.347	.305

Slugging Pct	.385	.397

On-base Plus Slugging	.732	.702

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
News
	Liam Hicks went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 23rd	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
	Liam Hicks went 3-for-5 in an 8-4 win over the Athletics with a home run, a double, one run scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 13th	Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Liam Hicks went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two walks, one run scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Colorado Rockies. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th	The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	The Rays activated Liam Hicks. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring catcher Liam Hicks in a trade with the Miami Marlins. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	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
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB			Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, May 9th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, May 23rd				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#152
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#173	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#278
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Liam Hicks (2026)

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