Who Should I Trade?

Austin Wells for Nick Fortes (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Austin Wells C - NYY	Nick Fortes C - TB
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 265	# 348
VBR	# 371	# 1077

Projections

Runs	9	5
Home Runs	3	1
RBI	10	5
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.213	.237

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 244	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 249	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 261	# 342

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 432	# 312

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Austin Wells C - NYY	Nick Fortes C - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	269	259

Runs	26	28

Hits	49	68

Singles	34	50

Doubles	7	14

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	8	4

RBI	19	29

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	34	9

Strikeouts	81	34

Batting Average	.182	.263

On Base Pct	.280	.307

Slugging Pct	.297	.363

On-base Plus Slugging	.578	.670

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Austin Wells C - NYY	Nick Fortes C - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	73	44

Runs	9	5

Hits	16	10

Singles	9	7

Doubles	3	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	10	5

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	8	2

Strikeouts	21	8

Batting Average	.213	.237

On Base Pct	.294	.287

Slugging Pct	.380	.358

On-base Plus Slugging	.675	.645

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Austin Wells C - NYY	Nick Fortes C - TB
News
	Austin Wells went 1-for-2 in Saturday's 5-4 win over Atlanta with a double, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Nick Fortes went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 10-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 22nd
	Austin Wells went 2-for-4 in Monday’s 13-7 loss to the Cardinals with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th	Nick Fortes went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and one RBI in Monday's 7-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st
	Austin Wells went 1-for-2 in a win over the Phillies with a home run, one walk, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th	Nick Fortes went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's 3-1 win over the Houston Astros. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 4th
	Austin Wells went 1-for-4 in a win over the Nationals with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	Nick Fortes went 4-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored in Wednesday's 7-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jun 11th
	Austin Wells went 1-for-4 in a win over the Rays with a home run, one RBI, one walk, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 9th	Nick Fortes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-2 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Apr 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Austin Wells C - NYY			Nick Fortes C - TB
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#173
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ TEX
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs HOU
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ PHI
Thu, Mar 26th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Mar 29th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th				vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#278
Sat, Jun 6th				@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166
Mon, Jun 15th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, Jul 18th				@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Tue, Jul 21st				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Mon, Aug 17th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Mon, Aug 24th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX
Thu, Sep 17th				vs ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Wells for Nick Fortes (2026)

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