Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Nimmo for Jared Young (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brandon Nimmo LF,CF,RF,DH - TEX	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 88	‐
VBR	# 98	# 481

Projections

Runs	31	18
Home Runs	9	6
RBI	30	18
Stolen Bases	3	1
Batting Average	.258	.236

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 107	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 87	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 78	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 91	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 84	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 113	# 265

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Nimmo LF,CF,RF,DH - TEX	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
2026 Stats


At Bats	349	143

Runs	38	17

Hits	91	35

Singles	56	22

Doubles	22	7

Triples	4	0

Home Runs	9	6

RBI	34	18

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	30	13

Strikeouts	81	34

Batting Average	.261	.245

On Base Pct	.328	.323

Slugging Pct	.424	.420

On-base Plus Slugging	.752	.743

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Nimmo LF,CF,RF,DH - TEX	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
2026 Projections


At Bats	220	132

Runs	31	18

Hits	57	31

Singles	36	19

Doubles	11	6

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	9	6

RBI	30	18

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	23	13

Strikeouts	54	36

Batting Average	.258	.236

On Base Pct	.338	.313

Slugging Pct	.438	.419

On-base Plus Slugging	.775	.732

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Nimmo LF,CF,RF,DH - TEX	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
News
	Rangers outfielder Brandon Nimmo (shoulder) is back in the starting lineup Saturday, hitting fourth and playing right field. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th	Since coming off the injured list on May 26, Young has gone 12-for-46 with a .911 OPS while playing nearly every day at first base. He tied the game 4-4 with an RBI single in the fifth inning Thursday before the Mets held on for the win. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jun 12th
	Brandon Nimmo remains out of the Rangers lineup on Thursday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	Young is batting .313 with a .945 OPS across 55 plate appearances this season and is expected to continue receiving steady starts against right-handed pitching. All three of his home runs have come over his last six games, a stretch that also includes three multi-hit efforts. Bruno Mulé Sat, Jun 6th
	Brandon Nimmo remains out of the Rangers lineup on Tuesday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th	Jorge Polanco (Achilles) could return from the injured list as soon as this week, which would cut into Young's time at first base and DH against right-handed pitching. Since returning from the IL himself on May 26 following left knee surgery, Young has gone 4-for-16 with two home runs, five runs, and three walks across six appearances. Bruno Mulé Tue, Jun 2nd
	Brandon Nimmo was diagnosed with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th	Young is slashing .345/.412/.517 with three extra-base hits, three RBI, and six runs scored across 34 plate appearances and is expected to see regular time against right-handed pitching. He was activated from the injured list Tuesday and has gone 3-for-9 with four runs scored since returning. Bruno Mulé Sun, May 31st
	Rangers outfielder Brandon Nimmo (shoulder) will undergo an MRI on Monday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	Jared Young was activated from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brandon Nimmo LF,CF,RF,DH - TEX			Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#209	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#76	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#141	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#211	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#55
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#62	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#156
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#41	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#199
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#125	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#311
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#156	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#199
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#197
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#131
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#127	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#182	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#156	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#21	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#72
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#57	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#170	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#38
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#148	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (2-1)	#253	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#436
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#93	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#117
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#57
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#31
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#21
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#282	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#97
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#436	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#64
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#292	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-2)	#102	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#40
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#38	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#205
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#133	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#104
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#328	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#186	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#92
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#40
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#123	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#205
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#79	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#100
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#52	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#116	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#304
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#52
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#123	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#116
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#172
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#187
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#147	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#126
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#257	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#141
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#304
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#225	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#205
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#54	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#24	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#36
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#305	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#185
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (0-1)	#77	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#24
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#166
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#31
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#57	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#48	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#123
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#38	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#18	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-0)	#193
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#231	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#63
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#204	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#151	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#307
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#409	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#217	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#161	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#59
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#125
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#41
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB			vs ATL
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB			vs ATL
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB			vs MIA
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL			@ PIT
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL			@ PIT
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA			@ ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA			@ ATL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA			@ ATL
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH			vs WSH
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH			vs SD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH			vs SD
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA			@ CWS
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA			@ CWS
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA			@ CWS
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH			@ TB
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH			@ TB
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH			@ TB
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB			vs SF
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			vs SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			@ MIA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ WSH
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#89
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Thu, Apr 30th				vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#302
Mon, May 4th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#437
Thu, May 14th				vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#170
Thu, May 21st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#72
Wed, Jun 17th				@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#104
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#151
Mon, Jul 6th				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#81
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CLE
Mon, Aug 17th				vs SD
Thu, Aug 27th				vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIA
Mon, Sep 14th				vs BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Nimmo for Jared Young (2026)

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