Who Should I Trade?

Ben Rice for Danny Jansen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 11	# 319
VBR	# 42	# 1144

Projections

Runs	17	6
Home Runs	6	2
RBI	18	6
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.255	.202

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 13	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 13	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 14	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 17	# 268

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	# 325

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 11	# 409

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Danny Jansen C - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	465	132

Runs	79	11

Hits	116	21

Singles	59	11

Doubles	20	6

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	34	3

RBI	82	12

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	64	13

Strikeouts	136	45

Batting Average	.250	.159

On Base Pct	.345	.260

Slugging Pct	.525	.288

On-base Plus Slugging	.870	.548

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Danny Jansen C - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	103	53

Runs	17	6

Hits	26	11

Singles	14	6

Doubles	5	2

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	6	2

RBI	18	6

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	13	6

Strikeouts	27	15

Batting Average	.255	.202

On Base Pct	.349	.297

Slugging Pct	.505	.361

On-base Plus Slugging	.855	.658

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Danny Jansen C - TEX
News
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in a win over the Orioles with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	The Rangers activated Danny Jansen from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Ben Rice went 1-for-5 in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Danny Jansen is expected to begin a rehab assignment next week. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with a double, three runs scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	The Rangers placed C Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list with a strained right forearm. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	Ben Rice went 1-for-4 in a win over the Braves with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Danny Jansen went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Angels with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, May 23rd
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in Sunday’s 11-4 loss to the Phillies with a home run, a double, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	Danny Jansen went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Rangers 5-4 win over the Tigers on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, May 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Danny Jansen C - TEX
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#318
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			vs TB
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Thu, Mar 26th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Mar 29th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, May 23rd				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, Jun 6th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#286
Tue, Jul 21st				vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#275
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Rice for Danny Jansen (2026)

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