Who Should I Trade?

Austin Riley for Grae Kessinger (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 91	‐
VBR	# 106	‐

Projections

Runs	10	‐
Home Runs	3	‐
RBI	11	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.246	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 119	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 62	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 92	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 111	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 94	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 290	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	498	‐

Runs	56	‐

Hits	111	‐

Singles	74	‐

Doubles	21	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	15	‐

RBI	64	‐

Stolen Bases	9	‐

Caught Stealing	2	‐

Walks	42	‐

Strikeouts	174	‐

Batting Average	.223	‐

On Base Pct	.294	‐

Slugging Pct	.359	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.654	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	75	‐

Runs	10	‐

Hits	18	‐

Singles	11	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	3	‐

RBI	11	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	7	‐

Strikeouts	24	‐

Batting Average	.246	‐

On Base Pct	.314	‐

Slugging Pct	.426	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.740	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT
News
	Austin Riley went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Thursday's 2-0 win over the White Sox. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th	The Mets have reassigned infielder Grae Kessinger to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th
	Austin Riley went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 17th	Grae Kessinger is expected to be sidelined for at least 8-12 weeks after being diagnosed with a significant left hamstring injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st
	Austin Riley went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, a double, and two runs scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Mets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 13th	The Mets signed Grae Kessinger to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Wed, Jan 28th
	Austin Riley went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo homer in Friday's 3-2 loss. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Aug 8th
	Austin Riley went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Marlins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Aug 5th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL			Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#166
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#395	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#211	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#368	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#290
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#153	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#232
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#61	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#170	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#246	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#363
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#372
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#220
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#210
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#191
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#415	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#358	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Anthony Molina
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#196	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ DET
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Thu, May 7th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Mon, May 25th				vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Tue, Jun 16th				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Mon, Jun 29th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Jul 28th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Riley for Grae Kessinger (2026)

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