Who Should I Trade?

Brent Rooker for Kyle Manzardo (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 250
VBR	‐	# 1159

Projections

Runs	‐	3
Home Runs	‐	1
RBI	‐	3
Stolen Bases	‐	0
Batting Average	‐	.222

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	‐	# 267

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 221

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 434	# 378

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 89	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 99	# 195

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 102	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	180	312

Runs	20	40

Hits	36	66

Singles	22	42

Doubles	4	10

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	10	13

RBI	29	38

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	19	36

Strikeouts	65	114

Batting Average	.200	.212

On Base Pct	.281	.303

Slugging Pct	.389	.375

On-base Plus Slugging	.670	.678

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	20

Runs	‐	3

Hits	‐	4

Singles	‐	3

Doubles	‐	1

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	1

RBI	‐	3

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	2

Strikeouts	‐	6

Batting Average	‐	.222

On Base Pct	‐	.297

Slugging Pct	‐	.397

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.693

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
News
	Brent Rooker underwent successful left knee arthroscopic surgery on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	The Guardians optioned Kyle Manzardo to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Brent Rooker is set to undergo season-ending left knee surgery to address cartilage damage. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 1st	Kyle Manzardo went 1-for-3 in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Reds with a two-run home run, a run scored, two RBI, two walks, and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Thu, Jul 30th
	Brent Rooker is away from the Athletics on Tuesday being re-evaluated at Stanford for his knee injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th	Kyle Manzardo went 1-for-3 with a grand slam in a 6-5 win over the Reds in Game 1 of a Tuesday doubleheader. He went 0-for-1 in the nightcap. Matthew Adam Wed, Jul 29th
	Brent Rooker has started a running and hitting progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th	Kyle Manzardo went 3-for-5 in Wednesday’s loss to the Twins with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 23rd
	Brent Rooker remains held out of baseball activities. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	Kyle Manzardo went 1-for-3 in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Matthew Adam Wed, Jul 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brent Rooker LF,RF,DH - ATH			Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#310	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#323
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#140
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#112	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#192
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs DET
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ KC
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 6th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Mon, Apr 27th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Mon, May 4th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Mon, May 11th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Aug 13th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Sep 14th				vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Brent Rooker for Kyle Manzardo (2026)

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