Who Should I Trade?

Braiden Ward for Jacob Young (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jacob Young CF - WSH	Braiden Ward CF - BOS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 213	‐
VBR	# 257	‐

Projections

Runs	1	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	1	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.231	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 216	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 223	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 156	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 233	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jacob Young CF - WSH	Braiden Ward CF - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	421	‐

Runs	57	‐

Hits	106	‐

Singles	71	‐

Doubles	22	‐

Triples	3	‐

Home Runs	10	‐

RBI	50	‐

Stolen Bases	18	‐

Caught Stealing	4	‐

Walks	33	‐

Strikeouts	78	‐

Batting Average	.252	‐

On Base Pct	.318	‐

Slugging Pct	.390	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.707	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jacob Young CF - WSH	Braiden Ward CF - BOS
2026 Projections


At Bats	9	‐

Runs	1	‐

Hits	2	‐

Singles	2	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	1	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Batting Average	.231	‐

On Base Pct	.294	‐

Slugging Pct	.275	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.569	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jacob Young CF - WSH	Braiden Ward CF - BOS
News
	Jacob Young went 0-for-2 with two walks, one run scored and one stolen base. Jesse Garcia Sat, Aug 22nd
	Jacob Young delivered some rare thunder but it came in an 8-6 defeat. Jesse Garcia Wed, Aug 12th
	Jacob Young went 2-for-4 in a win over the Diamondbacks with one run scored and two stolen bases. Jesse Garcia Sun, Jul 26th
	Jacob Young went 3-for-4 in Monday's 7-3 win over the Rockies with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jul 21st
	Jacob Young went 1-for-3 in a win over the Athletics with a walk and two stolen bases. Jesse Garcia Mon, Jul 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
	Jacob Young CF - WSH			Braiden Ward CF - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#225
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#89	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-5)	#103	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#282
Mon, May 4th				@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#137
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Thu, Jun 4th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#236
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#167
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-5)	#103	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#268	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ PIT	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#150
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#159
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM	Jefry Yan		vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET	River Ryan (0-1)	#75
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#56

Who Should I Trade?

Braiden Ward for Jacob Young (2026)

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