Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Nolan Gorman (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	Nolan Gorman 2B,3B,DH - STL
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 266	# 330
VBR	# 895	# 1070

Projections

Runs	5	6
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	5	7
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.241	.212

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 260	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 250	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 325	# 465

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 287	# 251

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	Nolan Gorman 2B,3B,DH - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	71	212

Runs	9	21

Hits	16	41

Singles	13	28

Doubles	1	5

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	8

RBI	10	27

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	3	26

Strikeouts	20	79

Batting Average	.225	.193

On Base Pct	.257	.278

Slugging Pct	.324	.330

On-base Plus Slugging	.581	.608

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	Nolan Gorman 2B,3B,DH - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	36	46

Runs	5	6

Hits	9	10

Singles	6	6

Doubles	2	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	5	7

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	5

Strikeouts	10	17

Batting Average	.241	.212

On Base Pct	.296	.296

Slugging Pct	.393	.394

On-base Plus Slugging	.689	.690

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	Nolan Gorman 2B,3B,DH - STL
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	Nolan Gorman went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Orioles with a home run, a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 27th
	Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Nolan Gorman will be recalled from Triple-A ahead of Tuesday's game against the Orioles. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 25th
	The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Nolan Gorman went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Rangers with a home run, a run scored, an RBI and a strikeout. Chase Davis Wed, Jun 3rd
	The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Nolan Gorman went 1-for-3 in a win over the Pirates with a solo home run, one walk, one run scored and two RBI. Chase Davis Wed, May 20th
	Austin Hays (calf) was shifted to the 60-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 9th	Nolan Gorman went 1-for-4 in a win over the Dodgers with a home run, one run scored and two RBI. Chase Davis Sat, May 2nd
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			Nolan Gorman 2B,3B,DH - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#437	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#72	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#437	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#72
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#72	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#152
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#243
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#112
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#144	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#31
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#243
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#36	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#13
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#31	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#59	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#243
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#80	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#35	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#47
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#243	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#433
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs SF
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			@ MIL
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Apr 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 24th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Mon, Jul 27th				vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Nolan Gorman (2026)

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