Who Should I Trade?

Brent Rooker for James Wood (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 12	‐
VBR	# 125	‐

Projections

Runs	11	‐
Home Runs	3	‐
RBI	10	‐
Stolen Bases	2	‐
Batting Average	.262	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 11	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 11	# 102

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 35	# 89

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 6	# 99

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 124	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 17	# 434

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH
2026 Stats


At Bats	437	180

Runs	100	20

Hits	116	36

Singles	59	22

Doubles	26	4

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	30	10

RBI	73	29

Stolen Bases	17	2

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	90	19

Strikeouts	153	65

Batting Average	.265	.200

On Base Pct	.393	.281

Slugging Pct	.536	.389

On-base Plus Slugging	.928	.670

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH
2026 Projections


At Bats	62	‐

Runs	11	‐

Hits	16	‐

Singles	9	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	3	‐

RBI	10	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	10	‐

Strikeouts	21	‐

Batting Average	.262	‐

On Base Pct	.376	‐

Slugging Pct	.487	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.863	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH
News
	James Wood was doing baserunning work on the field on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Brent Rooker underwent successful left knee arthroscopic surgery on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Nationals manager Blake Butera said James Wood’s recovery from his oblique strain has been slower than hoped. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Brent Rooker is set to undergo season-ending left knee surgery to address cartilage damage. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 1st
	James Wood hit off a tee on Friday at 60 percent intensity. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Brent Rooker is away from the Athletics on Tuesday being re-evaluated at Stanford for his knee injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	Nationals manager Blake Butera said James Wood is not expected to be activated from the injured list when eligible later this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Brent Rooker has started a running and hitting progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th
	James Wood (oblique) was placed on the 10-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 4th	Brent Rooker remains held out of baseball activities. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 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
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH			Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH
Fri, Mar 27th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#235
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#116	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Jun 4th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#110
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Thu, Jul 9th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Mon, Aug 17th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#433	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			@ SEA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th				vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Brent Rooker for James Wood (2026)

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