Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Victor Caratini (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 266	# 283
VBR	# 1076	# 700

Projections

Runs	5	5
Home Runs	1	1
RBI	5	5
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.245	.246

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 287	# 272

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 325	# 221

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 250	‐

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 260	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	Victor Caratini C,1B,DH - MIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	71	293

Runs	9	27

Hits	16	65

Singles	13	49

Doubles	1	9

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	7

RBI	10	39

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	3	33

Strikeouts	20	68

Batting Average	.225	.222

On Base Pct	.257	.314

Slugging Pct	.324	.324

On-base Plus Slugging	.581	.638

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	Victor Caratini C,1B,DH - MIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	35	45

Runs	5	5

Hits	9	11

Singles	6	8

Doubles	2	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	5	5

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	4

Strikeouts	10	10

Batting Average	.245	.246

On Base Pct	.297	.322

Slugging Pct	.400	.368

On-base Plus Slugging	.697	.690

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD	Victor Caratini C,1B,DH - MIN
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	Victor Caratini is back in the Twins lineup on Friday against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Victor Caratini was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Guardians with a right knee contusion. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Victor Caratini went 1-for-2 in a win over the Astros with a home run, two walks, one run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Tue, Jun 30th
	The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Victor Caratini went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's 12-3 loss to the Dodgers with a solo home run, one run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Wed, Jun 24th
	Austin Hays (calf) was shifted to the 60-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 9th	Victor Caratini went 3-for-5 in a 16-8 win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday with a double, three runs scored, three RBI, a walk, and two strikeouts. Matthew Adam Sun, Jun 21st
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			Victor Caratini C,1B,DH - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#430	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#430	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#379
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#112
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#139	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#153
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#217
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	DJ Herz	#303	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			@ DET
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			@ DET
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			vs CLE
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ LAA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ LAA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			@ SF
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			vs TEX
Sun, Mar 29th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 13th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Fri, Apr 24th				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Apr 30th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Thu, May 28th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Mon, Jun 1st				vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384
Thu, Jun 11th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Thu, Jun 18th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Thu, Aug 13th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Sep 21st				@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Victor Caratini (2026)

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