Who Should I Trade?

Casey Schmitt for Esmerlyn Valdez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Casey Schmitt 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,DH - SF	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 168	# 169
VBR	‐	# 183

Projections

Runs	‐	15
Home Runs	‐	5
RBI	‐	17
Stolen Bases	‐	0
Batting Average	‐	.237

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	‐	# 115

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	‐	# 126

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 213	# 161

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 87	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 96	# 128

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 129	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Casey Schmitt 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,DH - SF	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	387	176

Runs	47	31

Hits	105	44

Singles	66	19

Doubles	17	10

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	21	14

RBI	55	41

Stolen Bases	9	0

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	11	33

Strikeouts	81	76

Batting Average	.271	.250

On Base Pct	.301	.366

Slugging Pct	.483	.557

On-base Plus Slugging	.784	.923

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Casey Schmitt 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,DH - SF	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	113

Runs	‐	15

Hits	‐	27

Singles	‐	16

Doubles	‐	5

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	5

RBI	‐	17

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	14

Strikeouts	‐	38

Batting Average	‐	.237

On Base Pct	‐	.325

Slugging Pct	‐	.428

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.753

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Casey Schmitt 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,DH - SF	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
News
	Casey Schmitt underwent successful surgery on his torn meniscus. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Esmerlyn Valdez is expected to be in the lineup in Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Casey Schmitt will require surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his left knee. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	The Pirates didn’t provide an update on Esmerlyn Valdez following Monday’s game against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Casey Schmitt has been diagnosed with a torn left meniscus. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 28th	Esmerlyn Valdez was removed from Monday’s game against the Diamondbacks after being hit by a pitch on the left hand. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Casey Schmitt is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Tuesday on his knee injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Pirates 8-7 win over the Cubs on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Casey Schmitt left Monday’s game against the Brewers with an apparent left leg injury. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Pirates 8-5 loss against the Yankees on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Casey Schmitt 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,DH - SF			Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#55	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#156
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (7-5)	#218	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#29
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#420	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#385
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#80	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#133
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#156
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (8-8)	#30	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#41
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-5)	#71	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-12)	#62
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#112	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#166
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (2-8)	#187	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#420
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#80
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#65	vs SD	Michael King (8-8)	#47
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-12)	#62	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#166	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#74
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#207	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#221
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#181	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#364
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#199	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-6)	#154
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#29	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (13-4)	#56
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#241	vs TB	Nick Martinez (12-3)	#87
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#53	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (12-5)	#14
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#364	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#43
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#111
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#46	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#48	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (6-9)	#39	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-3)	#51
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#11	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (9-4)	#94
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#161	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-3)	#155
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#43	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#181
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#199
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#163	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#29
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#363
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-5)	#218	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4)	#98
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#146	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-5)	#115	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#117
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (12-5)	#26	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#72
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#127	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (4-9)	#78
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#438
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#171	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#65
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#229	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#290	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#8
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#223
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#287	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#85
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-10)	#118	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#110
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#116	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#149	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#268	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-10)	#118	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#234
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4)	#98	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#338
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#221
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#438	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#61
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-6)	#436	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#102
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-3)	#409	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (6-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#91
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-3)	#51	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#139	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#264
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#299	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#224
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#74	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-6)	#192
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#234	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#291
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#221	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#157
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#378
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-4)	#125	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (7-6)	#296
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (13-4)	#56	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#219	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#48
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#234	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#200
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#259	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#171
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#200	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#328
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-5)	#437
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#212	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#438
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#171	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#23
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#86	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#13
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#290	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#28
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#107	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#133
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#157	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#29
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-8)	#7	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#181
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4)	#98	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#65
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#105	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#223	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#8
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-6)	#436	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (13-4)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#433	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#405
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-3)	#409	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#53
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#121	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#172
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-6)	#436	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#157
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-3)	#409
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#328	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#91
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#438	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#139
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#28
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#13	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#190
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#10	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#68
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#60	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#145	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#99	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-1)	#40
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#257	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#36	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#221
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#194	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-10)	#118
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (6-2)	#42	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#105
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#335	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4)	#98
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#308	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#199
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#146	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD	Walker Buehler (7-5)	#218	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#133
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#197	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#29
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#265	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#194
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#32	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (6-2)	#42
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-1)	#75	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-3)	#51
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-7)	#143	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-3)	#136
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#150	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#196
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#63	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#49
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (2-0)	#82
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-2)	#19	@ MIA	Eury Perez (6-9)	#39
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU	Bryan King		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-7)	#109
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#328	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-6)	#83
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#438	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-3)	#27
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-4)	#337	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-1)	#113
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (13-4)	#56	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-7)	#143
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#45	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#150
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-7)	#17
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (14-3)	#27	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-1)	#113	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#104
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#29	@ SD	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#117
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN			@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN			@ SD
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI			@ STL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#291
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT			vs SF
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT			vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD			@ CHC
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD			vs KC
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD			@ DET
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Sun, Mar 29th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (8-8)	#30
Mon, Apr 13th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#53
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54
Wed, Apr 29th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#130
Thu, May 7th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#223
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#242
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#104
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#153
Tue, Jun 16th				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#123
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#343
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#252
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (7-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th				@ STL
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th				vs STL

Who Should I Trade?

Casey Schmitt for Esmerlyn Valdez (2026)

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