Who Should I Trade?

Carlos Narvaez for Cesar Salazar (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Carlos Narvaez C - BAL	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 318	‐
VBR	# 1129	‐

Projections

Runs	5	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	5	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.216	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 266	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 319	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 461	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Carlos Narvaez C - BAL	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	218	18

Runs	19	0

Hits	36	1

Singles	26	1

Doubles	7	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	0

RBI	10	1

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	17	3

Strikeouts	83	3

Batting Average	.165	.056

On Base Pct	.245	.227

Slugging Pct	.239	.056

On-base Plus Slugging	.483	.283

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Carlos Narvaez C - BAL	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	43	‐

Runs	5	‐

Hits	9	‐

Singles	6	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	5	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	4	‐

Strikeouts	14	‐

Batting Average	.216	‐

On Base Pct	.297	‐

Slugging Pct	.338	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.635	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Carlos Narvaez C - BAL	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
News
	The Red Sox have traded catcher Carlos Narvaez to the Orioles as part of a seven-player trade on Monday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd	The Astros sent Cesar Salazar outright to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	Carlos Narvaez went 3-for-4 in Friday’s 10-0 win over the Rays with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	The Astros designated Cesar Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	Carlos Narvaez is back in the Red Sox lineup on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th	The Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th
	Carlos Narvaez said X-rays were negative on his injured finger. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th	The Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Carlos Narvaez is not in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Rays. Ari Koslow Sat, May 9th	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
	Carlos Narvaez C - BAL			Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Mar 28th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, Mar 29th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Apr 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, Apr 10th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, Apr 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, Apr 21st	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Apr 24th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Apr 26th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Tue, Apr 28th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Thu, Apr 30th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sat, May 2nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, May 3rd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, May 4th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 5th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Thu, May 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, May 9th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, May 11th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, May 13th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, May 15th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, May 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, May 18th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Tue, May 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, May 20th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, May 22nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sun, May 24th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, May 25th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, May 26th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Wed, May 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Thu, May 28th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, May 29th	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#345	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Sat, May 30th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Sun, May 31st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Mon, Jun 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Tue, Jun 9th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Jun 10th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Thu, Jun 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jun 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Thu, Jun 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Jun 19th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 20th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Fri, Jun 26th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, Jun 27th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, Jul 10th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, Jul 12th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Jul 19th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, Jul 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Jul 28th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, Jul 29th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Thu, Aug 6th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Fri, Aug 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Aug 8th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Mon, Aug 10th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, Aug 17th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Wed, Aug 19th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, Aug 20th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236
Tue, Aug 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Thu, Aug 27th	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo		@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Mon, Aug 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Tue, Sep 1st	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Fri, Sep 4th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Sep 5th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CLE			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CLE			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TOR			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TOR			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TOR			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ NYM			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ NYM			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIL			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIL			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIL			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TOR			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TOR			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ NYY			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ NYY			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ NYY			@ ATH
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, May 23rd				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 21st				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Carlos Narvaez for Cesar Salazar (2026)

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