Who Should I Trade?

Carson Kelly for Danny Jansen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Carson Kelly C,DH - CHC	Danny Jansen C - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 221	# 320
VBR	# 541	# 1144

Projections

Runs	8	6
Home Runs	2	2
RBI	8	6
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.239	.202

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 182	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 263	# 268

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 276	# 325

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 149	# 409

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Carson Kelly C,DH - CHC	Danny Jansen C - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	309	132

Runs	45	11

Hits	81	21

Singles	61	11

Doubles	12	6

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	8	3

RBI	45	12

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	35	13

Strikeouts	58	45

Batting Average	.262	.159

On Base Pct	.343	.260

Slugging Pct	.379	.288

On-base Plus Slugging	.722	.548

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Carson Kelly C,DH - CHC	Danny Jansen C - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	61	53

Runs	8	6

Hits	15	11

Singles	10	6

Doubles	2	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	8	6

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	6

Strikeouts	14	15

Batting Average	.239	.202

On Base Pct	.320	.297

Slugging Pct	.378	.361

On-base Plus Slugging	.698	.658

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Carson Kelly C,DH - CHC	Danny Jansen C - TEX
News
	Carson Kelly went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and an RBI in Monday's 7-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 25th	The Rangers activated Danny Jansen from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Carson Kelly went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and three RBI in Monday's 10-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 4th	Danny Jansen is expected to begin a rehab assignment next week. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
	Carson Kelly went 2-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and one RBI in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 11th	The Rangers placed C Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list with a strained right forearm. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	Carson Kelly went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two runs scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 9-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 8th	Danny Jansen went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Angels with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, May 23rd
	Carson Kelly went 2-for-4 with a grand slam home run to help the Cubs to a 16-2 blowout victory over the Blue Jays on Friday. David Leisering Fri, Jun 19th	Danny Jansen went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Rangers 5-4 win over the Tigers on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, May 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Carson Kelly C,DH - CHC			Danny Jansen C - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#318
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#286
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#275
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			vs TB
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sat, Apr 4th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Thu, Apr 16th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 21st				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Carson Kelly for Danny Jansen (2026)

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