Who Should I Trade?

Brent Rooker for Kyle Higashioka (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
Expert Recommendation	60% Recommended by 3 of 5 experts	40% Recommended by 2 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 346
VBR	‐	# 1253

Projections

Runs	‐	2
Home Runs	‐	0
RBI	‐	2
Stolen Bases	‐	0
Batting Average	‐	.219

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL10

Expert Ranks

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 102	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 89	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 99	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 434	# 333

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 320

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	180	165

Runs	20	20

Hits	36	36

Singles	22	25

Doubles	4	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	10	7

RBI	29	18

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	19	19

Strikeouts	65	47

Batting Average	.200	.218

On Base Pct	.281	.307

Slugging Pct	.389	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.670	.676

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	15

Runs	‐	2

Hits	‐	3

Singles	‐	2

Doubles	‐	1

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	0

RBI	‐	2

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	4

Batting Average	‐	.219

On Base Pct	‐	.278

Slugging Pct	‐	.356

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.633

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
News
	Brent Rooker underwent successful left knee arthroscopic surgery on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Kyle Higashioka is scheduled to begin a throwing program soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Brent Rooker is set to undergo season-ending left knee surgery to address cartilage damage. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 1st	Kyle Higashioka has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor tendon strain. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st
	Brent Rooker is away from the Athletics on Tuesday being re-evaluated at Stanford for his knee injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th	Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-1 with a solo home run as a pinch hitter in Wednesday’s 13-1 loss to the Angels. He hit the homer in the eighth inning to put Texas on the board, then stayed in the game as a pitcher and allowed two runs on two hits with a hit batter in one inning of mop-up work. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jul 9th
	Brent Rooker has started a running and hitting progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th	Higashioka is slashing .235/.313/.391 with five home runs, 14 RBI, and 15 runs scored across 128 plate appearances this season and has recorded three multi-hit games over his last 10 appearances. His three-run homer cleared the Green Monster in the second inning Sunday to extend the Rangers' lead before he added a single in the seventh. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jun 15th
	Brent Rooker remains held out of baseball activities. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Angels with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, May 24th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH			Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#310	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#242
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#394
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#112	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#298
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#268
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ MIN
Thu, Mar 26th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Brent Rooker for Kyle Higashioka (2026)

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