Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Prieto for Curtis Mead (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Cesar Prieto 2B,3B,SS - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 195	‐
VBR	# 1248	# 1271

Projections

Runs	1	0
Home Runs	0	0
RBI	1	0
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.218	.285

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 225	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 172	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 232	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 100	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Cesar Prieto 2B,3B,SS - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	285	31

Runs	49	1

Hits	72	1

Singles	37	1

Doubles	17	0

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	17	0

RBI	48	0

Stolen Bases	6	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	39	0

Strikeouts	63	4

Batting Average	.253	.032

On Base Pct	.353	.032

Slugging Pct	.498	.032

On-base Plus Slugging	.851	.065

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Cesar Prieto 2B,3B,SS - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	9	3

Runs	1	0

Hits	2	1

Singles	1	1

Doubles	0	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	0

RBI	1	0

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	0

Strikeouts	2	1

Batting Average	.218	.285

On Base Pct	.305	.303

Slugging Pct	.319	.326

On-base Plus Slugging	.624	.629

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Cesar Prieto 2B,3B,SS - STL
News
	Curtis Mead played catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Cardinals optioned INF César Prieto to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	Curtis Mead is scheduled to go for follow-up imaging in late August. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	The Cardinals recalled INF César Prieto from Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Curtis Mead has been given a tentative timetable to return of 6-8 weeks. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	The Cardinals optioned Cesar Prieto to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
	Curtis Mead reportedly suffered a broken wrist. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	The Cardinals recalled Cesar Prieto from Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th
	The Red Sox are placing Curtis Mead on the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS			Cesar Prieto 2B,3B,SS - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#375	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Sat, May 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Mon, May 25th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#295
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sat, Jun 6th				vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Jun 15th				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#123
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, Jul 21st				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#433	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#302
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			@ MIL
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX

Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Prieto for Curtis Mead (2026)

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