Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Valenzuela for Rafael Marchan (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1085	# 1265

Projections

Runs	6	2
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	6	2
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.207	.211

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 266	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR	Rafael Marchan C - PHI
2026 Stats


At Bats	209	88

Runs	25	5

Hits	48	9

Singles	31	7

Doubles	9	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	8	2

RBI	21	6

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	23	2

Strikeouts	63	14

Batting Average	.230	.102

On Base Pct	.308	.141

Slugging Pct	.388	.171

On-base Plus Slugging	.695	.312

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR	Rafael Marchan C - PHI
2026 Projections


At Bats	51	18

Runs	6	2

Hits	10	4

Singles	7	3

Doubles	2	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	6	2

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	5	1

Strikeouts	15	4

Batting Average	.207	.211

On Base Pct	.278	.268

Slugging Pct	.345	.318

On-base Plus Slugging	.623	.586

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR	Rafael Marchan C - PHI
News
	Brandon Valenzuela went 1-for-4 in loss to the White Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	Rafael Marchan began a rehab assignment on August 13. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	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	The Phillies placed C Rafael Marchán on the 10-day injured list with left knee patellar tendinitis. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	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	Rafael Marchan went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 9-5 win over the White Sox. Nate Miller - FantasyPros 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	Rafael Marchan went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Monday's loss to the Nationals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Mar 31st
	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
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR			Rafael Marchan C - PHI
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#54
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#262
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#121
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#280
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#312	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE			@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			@ ATL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			@ ATL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			@ ATL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			@ WSH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			@ NYM
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			vs TB
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Thu, May 7th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, May 14th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sun, Jun 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Mon, Aug 17th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Aug 31st				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Thu, Sep 10th				vs HOU
Thu, Sep 17th				@ NYM
Thu, Sep 24th				vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Valenzuela for Rafael Marchan (2026)

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