Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Valenzuela for Yainer Diaz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 177	‐
VBR	# 320	# 1159

Projections

Runs	7	5
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	9	5
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.268	.207

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 120	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 286	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 134	# 266

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	257	214

Runs	28	25

Hits	68	48

Singles	48	31

Doubles	10	9

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	10	8

RBI	33	21

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	10	24

Strikeouts	42	63

Batting Average	.265	.224

On Base Pct	.293	.304

Slugging Pct	.420	.379

On-base Plus Slugging	.713	.683

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	61	43

Runs	7	5

Hits	16	9

Singles	11	6

Doubles	3	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	9	5

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	4

Strikeouts	11	12

Batting Average	.268	.207

On Base Pct	.303	.275

Slugging Pct	.435	.330

On-base Plus Slugging	.738	.604

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
News
	Yainer Diaz went 3-for-4 in a win over the Yankees with two home runs, three runs scored, three RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th	Brandon Valenzuela went 1-for-4 in loss to the White Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th
	Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 in a win over the Rangers with a home run, one RBI, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer 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
	Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 in Wednesday’s 7-4 win over the Angels with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th	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
	Yainer Diaz went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Rangers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	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
	Yainer Diaz went 2-for-4 in loss to the Nationals with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th	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
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU			Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th				vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#238	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#383
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Mon, Sep 7th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th				vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Valenzuela for Yainer Diaz (2026)

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