Who Should I Trade?

Byron Buxton for Roman Anthony (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Roman Anthony LF,CF,RF,DH - BOS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 27	# 134
VBR	# 409	# 97

Projections

Runs	4	11
Home Runs	2	2
RBI	4	9
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.248	.267

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 57	# 133

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 28	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 17	# 112

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 24	# 103

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 23	# 182

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 46	# 158

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Roman Anthony LF,CF,RF,DH - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	370	140

Runs	65	17

Hits	94	35

Singles	50	23

Doubles	18	7

Triples	1	2

Home Runs	25	3

RBI	46	7

Stolen Bases	7	2

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	30	23

Strikeouts	100	42

Batting Average	.254	.250

On Base Pct	.319	.360

Slugging Pct	.511	.393

On-base Plus Slugging	.829	.753

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Roman Anthony LF,CF,RF,DH - BOS
2026 Projections


At Bats	26	67

Runs	4	11

Hits	6	18

Singles	4	11

Doubles	1	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	4	9

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	10

Strikeouts	7	19

Batting Average	.248	.267

On Base Pct	.312	.366

Slugging Pct	.499	.440

On-base Plus Slugging	.811	.807

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Roman Anthony LF,CF,RF,DH - BOS
News
	Twins manager Derek Shelton told reporters Friday that Byron Buxton is likely to require right hip surgery. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 5th	Roman Anthony went 1-for-4 in a win over the Orioles with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Fri, Sep 4th
	The Twins placed OF Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	Roman Anthony went 3-for-5 in a loss to the Mariners with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 3rd
	Byron Buxton left Tuesday’s game in the seventh inning. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Roman Anthony (finger) returns to the lineup for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees Sunday. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th
	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	Roman Anthony is expected to be activated from the injured list on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
	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	Roman Anthony went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI in a rehab game for Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN			Roman Anthony LF,CF,RF,DH - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#367
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#303
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#209	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#282	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#228
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#368	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#160	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#228
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#347	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#347
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#131
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#259	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#109	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#343
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#224	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			@ TB
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			vs CHC
Tue, Mar 31st				@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Mon, Apr 20th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Mon, May 4th				@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#126
Mon, Jun 8th				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Wed, Jun 17th				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#177
Thu, Jun 25th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Mon, Jul 27th				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Fri, Aug 14th				@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Byron Buxton for Roman Anthony (2026)

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