Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hedges for Danny Jansen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Danny Jansen C - TEX	Austin Hedges C - CLE
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 320	‐
VBR	# 1141	# 1214

Projections

Runs	5	4
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	5	3
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.205	.212

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 268	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 325	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 409	# 258

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Danny Jansen C - TEX	Austin Hedges C - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	136	177

Runs	13	20

Hits	23	46

Singles	11	34

Doubles	7	7

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	4	5

RBI	15	21

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	13	18

Strikeouts	46	35

Batting Average	.169	.260

On Base Pct	.266	.328

Slugging Pct	.324	.384

On-base Plus Slugging	.590	.713

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Danny Jansen C - TEX	Austin Hedges C - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	41	35

Runs	5	4

Hits	8	7

Singles	5	5

Doubles	2	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	5	3

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	5	3

Strikeouts	12	9

Batting Average	.205	.212

On Base Pct	.304	.276

Slugging Pct	.375	.328

On-base Plus Slugging	.680	.604

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Danny Jansen C - TEX	Austin Hedges C - CLE
News
	Danny Jansen went 2-for-4 in Tuesday's loss to the White Sox with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th	Austin Hedges went 1-for-4 in a 4-2 win over the Angels with a home run, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th
	The Rangers activated Danny Jansen from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Austin Hedges went 2-for-3 in an 11-3 loss to the Rays on Friday with a home run, one walk, one run scored, and two RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, Jul 25th
	Danny Jansen is expected to begin a rehab assignment next week. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Austin Hedges went 2-for-3 in a 3-1 loss to the White Sox with a home run, one run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Sun, Jul 5th
	The Rangers placed C Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list with a strained right forearm. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th	Austin Hedges went 1-for-3 in a 9-4 win over the Rangers on Wednesday with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, Jul 2nd
	Danny Jansen went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Angels with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, May 23rd	Austin Hedges went 1-for-3 in a 3-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday with a walk, a run scored, and one stolen base. Matthew Adam Thu, May 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Danny Jansen C - TEX			Austin Hedges C - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Mon, Apr 20th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#360
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Mon, May 4th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#136
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#284	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Mon, Jun 8th				vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Wed, Jun 17th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#263	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#193
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs DET
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			vs DET
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BAL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ MIN
Mon, Sep 14th				vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ KC
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Hedges for Danny Jansen (2026)

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