Who Should I Trade?

Byron Buxton for Isaac Collins (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Isaac Collins 2B,LF,RF - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 27	# 269
VBR	# 55	# 256

Projections

Runs	13	10
Home Runs	5	2
RBI	12	9
Stolen Bases	2	2
Batting Average	.260	.241

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 57	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 28	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 17	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 24	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 23	# 157

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 46	# 254

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Isaac Collins 2B,LF,RF - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	370	387

Runs	65	41

Hits	94	89

Singles	50	57

Doubles	18	23

Triples	1	3

Home Runs	25	6

RBI	46	40

Stolen Bases	7	6

Caught Stealing	1	5

Walks	30	52

Strikeouts	100	101

Batting Average	.254	.230

On Base Pct	.319	.328

Slugging Pct	.511	.351

On-base Plus Slugging	.829	.680

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Isaac Collins 2B,LF,RF - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	77	76

Runs	13	10

Hits	20	18

Singles	10	12

Doubles	4	4

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	5	2

RBI	12	9

Stolen Bases	2	2

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	7	10

Strikeouts	22	20

Batting Average	.260	.241

On Base Pct	.327	.335

Slugging Pct	.520	.377

On-base Plus Slugging	.847	.712

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Isaac Collins 2B,LF,RF - KC
News
	The Twins placed OF Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	Isaac Collins went 1-for-3 in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Detroit with a solo home run, a walk, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 24th
	Byron Buxton left Tuesday’s game in the seventh inning. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Isaac Collins went 1-for-1 in the win over the Giants with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 22nd
	Byron Buxton went 3-for-5 in a 9-6 win over the Athletics on Monday with a double, four runs scored, and a walk. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	Isaac Collins went 2-for-3 in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Orioles with a home run, a run scored and an RBI. Chase Davis Sat, Jul 11th
	Byron Buxton (hip) has been activated from the IL and will be in the Twins' starting lineup Thursday night. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 13th	Isaac Collins went 2-for-3 in a win over the Phillies with a double, a run scored, and a stolen base. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 6th
	Byron Buxton took pre-game batting practice on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Isaac Collins went 1-for-3 in Thursday's loss to the Rays with a solo home run, one run scored, one RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN			Isaac Collins 2B,LF,RF - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#149	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#110
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#95
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#379	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#112	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#124
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#153	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#149
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#217	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#149
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Wed, Jun 17th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 14th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Byron Buxton for Isaac Collins (2026)

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