Who Should I Trade?

Cal Raleigh for Cesar Salazar (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cal Raleigh C,DH - SEA	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 82	‐
VBR	# 124	‐

Projections

Runs	14	‐
Home Runs	6	‐
RBI	16	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.217	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 86	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 67	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 100	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 62	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 115	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 150	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cal Raleigh C,DH - SEA	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	348	18

Runs	31	0

Hits	58	1

Singles	33	1

Doubles	8	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	17	0

RBI	51	1

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	54	3

Strikeouts	126	3

Batting Average	.167	.056

On Base Pct	.282	.227

Slugging Pct	.336	.056

On-base Plus Slugging	.618	.283

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cal Raleigh C,DH - SEA	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	93	‐

Runs	14	‐

Hits	20	‐

Singles	10	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	6	‐

RBI	16	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	13	‐

Strikeouts	30	‐

Batting Average	.217	‐

On Base Pct	.324	‐

Slugging Pct	.459	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.783	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cal Raleigh C,DH - SEA	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
News
	Cal Raleigh went 3-for-3 with three home runs in the Mariners 9-2 win over the Phillies on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th	The Astros sent Cesar Salazar outright to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	Cal Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in the Mariners 6-5 win over the Cubs on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	The Astros designated Cesar Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	Cal Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Mariners 3-2 win over the Astros on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th
	Cal Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in the Mariners 7-6 win over the Twins on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Cal Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Mariners 7-6 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	Astros catcher Cesar Salazar has not made the club's Opening Day roster, according to manager Joe Espada. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cal Raleigh C,DH - SEA			Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#256
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Jul 1st				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Cal Raleigh for Cesar Salazar (2026)

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