Who Should I Trade?

Braiden Ward for Richie Palacios (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Richie Palacios 2B,LF - TB	Braiden Ward CF - BOS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 291	‐
VBR	# 205	‐

Projections

Runs	1	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	1	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.194	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 287	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 220	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Richie Palacios 2B,LF - TB	Braiden Ward CF - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	341	‐

Runs	51	‐

Hits	81	‐

Singles	55	‐

Doubles	14	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	10	‐

RBI	57	‐

Stolen Bases	17	‐

Caught Stealing	7	‐

Walks	46	‐

Strikeouts	68	‐

Batting Average	.238	‐

On Base Pct	.333	‐

Slugging Pct	.378	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.712	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Richie Palacios 2B,LF - TB	Braiden Ward CF - BOS
2026 Projections


At Bats	8	‐

Runs	1	‐

Hits	2	‐

Singles	1	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	1	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Batting Average	.194	‐

On Base Pct	.286	‐

Slugging Pct	.246	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.532	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Richie Palacios 2B,LF - TB	Braiden Ward CF - BOS
News
	Richie Palacios went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Sunday's 14-4 win over the Houston Astros. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Sep 13th
	Richie Palacios went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Sep 5th
	Richie Palacios went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 10-4 loss to the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Sep 2nd
	Richie Palacios went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 9th
	Richie Palacios went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in Monday's 13-9 win over the Colorado Rockies. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 4th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Richie Palacios 2B,LF - TB			Braiden Ward CF - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#225	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Mon, Apr 13th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#225
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#241	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#282
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#137
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Thu, May 14th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sat, May 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#249	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Thu, Jun 4th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#236
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Mon, Jun 29th				vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#250	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#167
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Mon, Jul 27th				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#140	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Thu, Aug 6th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Thu, Aug 13th				@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#156
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#150
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#114	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Sep 7th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#194	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#159
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#156
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68

Who Should I Trade?

Braiden Ward for Richie Palacios (2026)

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