Who Should I Trade?

Austin Riley for Thomas Saggese (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Thomas Saggese 2B,3B,SS,LF - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 91	‐
VBR	# 91	# 1217

Projections

Runs	13	2
Home Runs	4	0
RBI	13	2
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.245	.239

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

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	# 385

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 290	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Thomas Saggese 2B,3B,SS,LF - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	482	81

Runs	55	11

Hits	106	17

Singles	69	13

Doubles	21	2

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	15	1

RBI	61	4

Stolen Bases	9	1

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	42	6

Strikeouts	171	27

Batting Average	.220	.210

On Base Pct	.294	.264

Slugging Pct	.361	.296

On-base Plus Slugging	.655	.561

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Thomas Saggese 2B,3B,SS,LF - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	93	18

Runs	13	2

Hits	23	4

Singles	14	3

Doubles	5	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	0

RBI	13	2

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	8	1

Strikeouts	29	5

Batting Average	.245	.239

On Base Pct	.313	.302

Slugging Pct	.428	.338

On-base Plus Slugging	.741	.639

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Thomas Saggese 2B,3B,SS,LF - STL
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	Thomas Saggese went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Pirates with two runs scored. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 31st
	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	Thomas Saggese was called up from Triple-A Memphis on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Aug 28th
	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 Cardinals optioned INF/OF Thomas Saggese to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th
	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	Thomas Saggese went 2-for-4 in a win over the Rangers with a triple, one RBI and one stolen base. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 4th
	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	Thomas Saggese went 1-for-2 in Friday's win over the Cubs with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sat, May 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL			Thomas Saggese 2B,3B,SS,LF - STL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#95	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#234	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#295
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#123
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#149
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#110
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#426	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#302	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Anthony Molina
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#302
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			@ SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ SF
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77
Thu, May 7th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Mon, May 25th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Mon, Jun 15th				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267
Tue, Jun 16th				vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Jul 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Riley for Thomas Saggese (2026)

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