Who Should I Trade?

Ben Williamson for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ben Williamson 2B,3B,SS - TB	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 315	‐
VBR	# 1233	# 341

Projections

Runs	1	7
Home Runs	0	2
RBI	1	7
Stolen Bases	0	2
Batting Average	.221	.208

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 291	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 288	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Williamson 2B,3B,SS - TB	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	247	50

Runs	31	4

Hits	61	5

Singles	47	1

Doubles	10	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	3

RBI	26	8

Stolen Bases	8	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	20	1

Strikeouts	51	21

Batting Average	.247	.100

On Base Pct	.309	.118

Slugging Pct	.332	.300

On-base Plus Slugging	.641	.418

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Williamson 2B,3B,SS - TB	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	10	61

Runs	1	7

Hits	2	13

Singles	2	8

Doubles	0	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	2

RBI	1	7

Stolen Bases	0	2

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	0	4

Strikeouts	2	20

Batting Average	.221	.208

On Base Pct	.258	.261

Slugging Pct	.273	.356

On-base Plus Slugging	.531	.617

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Williamson 2B,3B,SS - TB	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
News
	Rays manager Kevin Cash said Ben Williamson will "miss some time." Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Shay Whitcomb went 2-for-4 in a 10-9 loss to the Reds with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th
	The Rays placed INF Ben Williamson on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	The Giants recalled INF/OF Shay Whitcomb from Triple-A Sacramento. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	Rays manager Kevin Cash said Ben Williamson "grabbed (his) hamstring pretty good." Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Shay Whitcomb was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 13th
	Ben Williamson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 9-1 loss against the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd	The Astros designated INF Shay Whitcomb for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	Ben Williamson went 4-for-4 with a double, one run scored, one RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 11th	The Astros optioned INF/OF Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 11th
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 Williamson 2B,3B,SS - TB			Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#91
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#320	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#422
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#96
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#139	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#250	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#307
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#91
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#236	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#226
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#78
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#424	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	vs HOU	Bryan King
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#121	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ STL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs LAD
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Mar 27th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#199
Sat, May 9th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Thu, May 14th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, May 23rd				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#231
Mon, Jun 29th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Mon, Jul 27th				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Thu, Aug 27th				vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Mon, Sep 14th				@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Williamson for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

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