Who Should I Trade?

Ben Rice for Pedro Pages (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 11	‐
VBR	# 42	# 1192

Projections

Runs	17	4
Home Runs	6	1
RBI	18	5
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.255	.215

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	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 11	# 429

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Pedro Pages C - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	465	173

Runs	79	13

Hits	116	37

Singles	59	27

Doubles	20	6

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	34	4

RBI	82	11

Stolen Bases	3	2

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	64	10

Strikeouts	136	50

Batting Average	.250	.214

On Base Pct	.345	.262

Slugging Pct	.525	.318

On-base Plus Slugging	.870	.580

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Pedro Pages C - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	103	39

Runs	17	4

Hits	26	8

Singles	14	6

Doubles	5	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	6	1

RBI	18	5

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	13	3

Strikeouts	27	11

Batting Average	.255	.215

On Base Pct	.349	.268

Slugging Pct	.505	.340

On-base Plus Slugging	.855	.608

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Pedro Pages C - STL
News
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in a win over the Orioles with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	Cardinals catcher Pedro Pages was scratched from Wednesday's starting lineup due to a stomach virus. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 22nd
	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	Pedro Pages was a late scratch from the Cardinals lineup on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	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	Pedro Pages went 3-for-4 in win over the Twins with two doubles, one run scored, and one RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Jun 14th
	Ben Rice went 1-for-4 in a win over the Braves with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Pedro Pages went 1-for-4 in a win over the Royals with a home run, a run scored, one RBI, and two strikeouts. Chase Davis Sat, May 16th
	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	Pedro Pages went 1-for-3 in a win over the Pirates with a home run, a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Tue, Apr 28th
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			Pedro Pages C - STL
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	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ COL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ SF
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ MIL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Mon, Apr 6th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Mon, Apr 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, May 14th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sat, May 23rd				@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th				vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Mon, Jun 15th				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Tue, Jul 21st				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Rice for Pedro Pages (2026)

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