Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Yainer Diaz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	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	# 177	# 266
VBR	# 333	# 1090

Projections

Runs	8	5
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	9	5
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.265	.241

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	# 260

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 120	# 250

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 286	# 287

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 134	# 325

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	257	71

Runs	28	9

Hits	68	16

Singles	48	13

Doubles	10	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	10	2

RBI	33	10

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	10	3

Strikeouts	42	20

Batting Average	.265	.225

On Base Pct	.293	.257

Slugging Pct	.420	.324

On-base Plus Slugging	.713	.581

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	64	36

Runs	8	5

Hits	17	9

Singles	11	6

Doubles	3	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	9	5

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	3

Strikeouts	11	10

Batting Average	.265	.241

On Base Pct	.300	.296

Slugging Pct	.428	.393

On-base Plus Slugging	.728	.689

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
News
	Yainer Diaz went 3-for-4 in a win over the Yankees with two home runs, three runs scored, three RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th	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
	Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 in a win over the Rangers with a home run, one RBI, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 1st	Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 in Wednesday’s 7-4 win over the Angels with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th	The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Yainer Diaz went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Rangers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Yainer Diaz went 2-for-4 in loss to the Nationals with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th	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
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU			Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Wed, Apr 29th				vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Thu, May 7th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#159
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th				vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Aug 17th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hays for Yainer Diaz (2026)

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