Who Should I Trade?

Ben Rice for Blake Sabol (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Blake Sabol C - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 12	‐
VBR	# 40	‐

Projections

Runs	11	‐
Home Runs	4	‐
RBI	11	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.256	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 13	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 13	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 14	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 17	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 33	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 11	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Blake Sabol C - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	513	‐

Runs	89	‐

Hits	133	‐

Singles	72	‐

Doubles	22	‐

Triples	3	‐

Home Runs	36	‐

RBI	88	‐

Stolen Bases	3	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	71	‐

Strikeouts	146	‐

Batting Average	.259	‐

On Base Pct	.354	‐

Slugging Pct	.524	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.878	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Blake Sabol C - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	65	‐

Runs	11	‐

Hits	17	‐

Singles	9	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	4	‐

RBI	11	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	8	‐

Strikeouts	17	‐

Batting Average	.256	‐

On Base Pct	.347	‐

Slugging Pct	.497	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.845	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Blake Sabol C - TB
News
	Ben Rice went 3-for-3 in a win over the Padres with two walks and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th	Blake Sabol has signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. The contract includes an invitation to Spring Training. David Leisering Wed, Jan 7th
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Padres with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 5th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Red Sox with one run scored and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th
	Ben Rice went 1-for-2 in Wednesday’s 9-3 win over the Astros with a solo home run, three runs scored, and three walks. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in a win over the Orioles with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Blake Sabol C - TB
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
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)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#242	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#236	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#282	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#339	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#222
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#190	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#248
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#165	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#86
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#101	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#235
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#176
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#86
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
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 (5-14)	#79
Sun, Mar 29th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Apr 6th				vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#253
Sat, Jun 6th				@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328
Mon, Jun 15th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, Jul 18th				@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#101
Tue, Jul 21st				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Mon, Aug 17th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Mon, Aug 24th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154
Thu, Sep 17th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Rice for Blake Sabol (2026)

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