Who Should I Trade?

Brett Baty for Matt McLain (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 215	# 251
VBR	# 194	# 449

Projections

Runs	12	7
Home Runs	3	2
RBI	10	7
Stolen Bases	3	1
Batting Average	.222	.235

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 165	# 208

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 114	# 275

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 316	# 396

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 259	# 202

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN	Brett Baty 1B,2B,3B,LF,RF,DH - NYM
2026 Stats


At Bats	365	368

Runs	49	45

Hits	68	81

Singles	38	55

Doubles	17	17

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	13	8

RBI	35	40

Stolen Bases	16	5

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	45	36

Strikeouts	114	114

Batting Average	.186	.220

On Base Pct	.284	.292

Slugging Pct	.340	.337

On-base Plus Slugging	.623	.629

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN	Brett Baty 1B,2B,3B,LF,RF,DH - NYM
2026 Projections


At Bats	87	57

Runs	12	7

Hits	19	13

Singles	12	9

Doubles	4	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	2

RBI	10	7

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	10	5

Strikeouts	28	16

Batting Average	.222	.235

On Base Pct	.306	.308

Slugging Pct	.376	.383

On-base Plus Slugging	.682	.691

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN	Brett Baty 1B,2B,3B,LF,RF,DH - NYM
News
	Matt McLain went 1-for-4 in loss to the Cardinals with a home run, two runs scored, four RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	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
	Matt McLain went 3-for-3 in a win over the Cardinals with one double, one stolen base, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	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
	The Reds activated Matt McLain from the injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	Brett Baty went 2-for-4 in a win over the Phillies with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th
	The Reds sent 2B Matt McLain on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	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
	Matt McLain will head on a rehab assignment on Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	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
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN			Brett Baty 1B,2B,3B,LF,RF,DH - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Mon, Apr 13th				@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Thu, May 21st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, May 22nd				@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 24th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Thu, Jun 11th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Thu, Jun 25th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Mon, Jul 6th				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#253
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Aug 27th				vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs HOU	Bennett Sousa
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ MIA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ WSH
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)

Who Should I Trade?

Brett Baty for Matt McLain (2026)

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