Who Should I Trade?

Austin Riley for Willi Castro (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 91	# 143
VBR	# 91	# 171

Projections

Runs	13	11
Home Runs	4	2
RBI	13	10
Stolen Bases	1	2
Batting Average	.245	.256

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 119	# 149

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 62	# 156

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 92	# 136

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 111	# 178

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 94	# 111

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 290	# 210

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL
2026 Stats


At Bats	478	419

Runs	54	65

Hits	105	110

Singles	69	74

Doubles	20	20

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	15	15

RBI	61	56

Stolen Bases	9	10

Caught Stealing	1	6

Walks	42	41

Strikeouts	170	124

Batting Average	.220	.263

On Base Pct	.294	.335

Slugging Pct	.360	.422

On-base Plus Slugging	.654	.757

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL
2026 Projections


At Bats	93	81

Runs	13	11

Hits	23	21

Singles	14	13

Doubles	5	4

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	4	2

RBI	13	10

Stolen Bases	1	2

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	8	7

Strikeouts	29	22

Batting Average	.245	.256

On Base Pct	.313	.331

Slugging Pct	.428	.414

On-base Plus Slugging	.741	.744

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL
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	Willi Castro went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Nationals with a walk, one run scored, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 28th
	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	Willi Castro went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Nationals with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 25th
	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	Willi Castro went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Dodgers with a home run, three runs scored, two RBI, two walks, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th
	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	Willi Castro went 2-for-3 in a win over the Diamondbacks with a double, two runs scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	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	Willi Castro went 1-for-5 in Tuesday’s loss to the Rays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 5th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Austin Riley 3B - ATL			Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#375
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#318
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#234	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#417
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)		@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#302	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ CWS
Thu, Apr 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Thu, Apr 16th				@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#393
Thu, May 7th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Mon, May 25th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Mon, Jun 1st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Mon, Jun 15th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Tue, Jun 16th				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Mon, Jun 29th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, Jul 28th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Mon, Aug 24th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Thu, Sep 17th				vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Riley for Willi Castro (2026)

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