Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Valenzuela for Ethan Salas (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR	Ethan Salas C - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1145	‐

Projections

Runs	5	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	5	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.212	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 266	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR	Ethan Salas C - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	214	‐

Runs	25	‐

Hits	48	‐

Singles	31	‐

Doubles	9	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	8	‐

RBI	21	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	24	‐

Strikeouts	63	‐

Batting Average	.224	‐

On Base Pct	.304	‐

Slugging Pct	.379	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.683	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR	Ethan Salas C - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	46	‐

Runs	5	‐

Hits	10	‐

Singles	6	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	5	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	4	‐

Strikeouts	13	‐

Batting Average	.212	‐

On Base Pct	.280	‐

Slugging Pct	.345	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.625	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR	Ethan Salas C - SD
News
	Brandon Valenzuela went 1-for-4 in loss to the White Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	The San Diego Padres are promoting C Ethan Salas to Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela went 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk in a 6-4 win over the Orioles on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 8th
	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI in a 6-4 win over the Orioles on Saturday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 7th
	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela went 1-for-3 with a home run in a 13-3 loss to the Orioles on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jun 6th
	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela stole his first base of the season in a 6-2 win over the Pirates on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, May 23rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR			Ethan Salas C - SD
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#159
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs ARI
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#305
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs WSH	DJ Herz	#294
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			vs MIA
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			vs ARI
Thu, Mar 26th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Thu, May 7th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Thu, May 14th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Mon, Jun 15th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jun 21st				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Thu, Jul 30th				vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, Aug 17th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, Sep 17th				@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th				@ LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Valenzuela for Ethan Salas (2026)

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