Who Should I Trade?

Brett Baty for Josh Rojas (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brett Baty 1B,2B,3B,RF,DH - NYM	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,DH - KC
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 247	‐
VBR	# 424	# 1308

Projections

Runs	10	1
Home Runs	3	0
RBI	10	1
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.232	.229

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 202	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 208	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 265	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 396	# 318

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brett Baty 1B,2B,3B,RF,DH - NYM	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,DH - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	355	76

Runs	44	6

Hits	76	16

Singles	52	12

Doubles	15	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	8	1

RBI	40	9

Stolen Bases	5	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	35	3

Strikeouts	110	13

Batting Average	.214	.211

On Base Pct	.287	.241

Slugging Pct	.330	.290

On-base Plus Slugging	.617	.530

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brett Baty 1B,2B,3B,RF,DH - NYM	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,DH - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	76	13

Runs	10	1

Hits	18	3

Singles	12	2

Doubles	3	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	0

RBI	10	1

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	1

Strikeouts	22	3

Batting Average	.232	.229

On Base Pct	.302	.287

Slugging Pct	.380	.319

On-base Plus Slugging	.682	.606

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brett Baty 1B,2B,3B,RF,DH - NYM	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,DH - KC
News
	Brett Baty went 1-for-3 with a grand slam and a walk in Monday's 8-5 win over the Atlanta Braves. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 11th	The Royals optioned INF Josh Rojas to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Brett Baty went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th	Josh Rojas went 1-for-1 in a loss to the Rays with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 25th
	Brett Baty went 2-for-4 in a win over the Phillies with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	The Royals recalled Josh Rojas from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	Brett Baty went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Red Sox with a home run, two runs scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	The Royals optioned Josh Rojas to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
	Brett Baty went 2-for-6 in a win over the Nationals with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, May 19th	The Royals selected the contract of Josh Rojas. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brett Baty 1B,2B,3B,RF,DH - NYM			Josh Rojas 2B,3B,DH - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#127
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#98	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#77	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#223
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#183
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#83	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#95	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#50
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#75
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#76	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#26
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#13	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#41
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#18
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#161	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#110	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#208
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#126	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#149
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#139	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#271
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#171
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#9	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#46
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#114
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#179	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#205	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#71
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#223	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#70	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#412	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#124
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#178	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#220
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#79
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#111
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#439	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#412	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#437	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#165
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#161	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#118
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#146	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#110	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#114	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#271
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#46	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#406
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#118	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#208
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#51
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#52	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#77
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#312	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#183
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#207	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#47	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#22
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#178	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#168
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#31	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#137	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#24
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#89	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#71
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#20	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#106	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#19
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#137	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#35
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-10)	#101
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#79	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#106
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#24	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#20
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#58	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (7-8)	#129
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#158	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#257	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#70
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#51	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#90
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#183	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#35
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-10)	#101
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#259	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#243	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#216
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#145	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#237
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#20	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#152	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#47
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#89	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#178
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#83
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#5	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#51
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#179	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#21	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#103
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#221
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#5	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#317
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#155	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#149
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#208
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#278
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#28	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#103
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#167	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#243	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#127	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#63
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#194
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#308	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#25	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#158
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#338	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#422
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#75
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#26	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#76
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#9	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#46
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#243
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#31	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#93	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#439
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#438
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#427
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#87
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#47	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#98	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#28
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#102	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#72
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#45	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#145	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#243	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#75	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#247
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#121
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#157	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#207	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#239
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#250	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#373
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#95	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#169
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#58	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#220
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#60	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#111	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#99
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#141	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#41	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#150
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#51	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#85
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#237
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#135	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#47
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#170	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#49	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#181
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#54	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#31
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#118
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sat, Apr 25th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277
Tue, May 5th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#136
Fri, Jun 19th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#94
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (13-5)	#14
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#49
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#58
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#62
Tue, Jul 28th				@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#50
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA

Who Should I Trade?

Brett Baty for Josh Rojas (2026)

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