Who Should I Trade?

Brayan Rocchio for Javier Baez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brayan Rocchio 2B,SS - CLE	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 181	# 336
VBR	# 180	# 423

Projections

Runs	12	8
Home Runs	2	2
RBI	11	8
Stolen Bases	3	1
Batting Average	.245	.237

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 164	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 181	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 151	# 363

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 125	# 270

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brayan Rocchio 2B,SS - CLE	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	446	149

Runs	49	22

Hits	110	39

Singles	80	27

Doubles	18	9

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	10	2

RBI	54	14

Stolen Bases	16	1

Caught Stealing	5	2

Walks	32	4

Strikeouts	72	29

Batting Average	.247	.262

On Base Pct	.308	.289

Slugging Pct	.363	.376

On-base Plus Slugging	.671	.664

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brayan Rocchio 2B,SS - CLE	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	96	70

Runs	12	8

Hits	24	17

Singles	16	12

Doubles	5	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	11	8

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	8	3

Strikeouts	19	17

Batting Average	.245	.237

On Base Pct	.309	.275

Slugging Pct	.369	.362

On-base Plus Slugging	.678	.637

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brayan Rocchio 2B,SS - CLE	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
News
	Brayan Rocchio went 0-for-3 in a 7-2 win over the Rockies on Sunday with one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Matthew Adam Mon, Aug 24th	Tigers utility man Javier Baez went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in a 13-1 rout of the A's on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, Aug 1st
	Brayan Rocchio went 2-for-4 in a 7-5 loss to the Padres on Friday with a home run, a double, one run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 15th	The Tigers have activated utility player Javier Baez from the injured list, and he will start Tuesday's game against the Orioles in center field. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 28th
	Brayan Rocchio went 1-for-5 in a 13-4 win over the Twins on Monday with a home run, one run scored, two RBI and three strikeouts Matthew Adam Tue, Jul 21st	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Brayan Rocchio went 2-for-5 in a 5-2 win over the Marlins on Sunday with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Matthew Adam Mon, Jul 13th	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Brayan Rocchio went 1-for-4 in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Twins with a home run, one run scored and three RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, Jul 9th	Javier Baez is expected to transfer his rehab assignment to Triple-A Toledo on Saturday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brayan Rocchio 2B,SS - CLE			Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#326	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#189
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#121
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#270
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#430
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			@ CLE
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS			@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			@ TOR
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs PIT
Sat, Apr 4th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Thu, May 14th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Thu, May 28th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Mon, Jun 1st				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Jun 15th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Thu, Jun 25th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Fri, Jul 17th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Mon, Aug 31st				@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Brayan Rocchio for Javier Baez (2026)

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