Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Prieto for Taylor Walls (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Taylor Walls SS - TB	Cesar Prieto 2B,3B,SS - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 293	‐
VBR	# 827	# 1220

Projections

Runs	4	0
Home Runs	0	0
RBI	3	0
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.189	.244

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 215	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 301	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Taylor Walls SS - TB	Cesar Prieto 2B,3B,SS - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	349	32

Runs	54	1

Hits	76	1

Singles	56	1

Doubles	16	0

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	33	0

Stolen Bases	21	1

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	42	1

Strikeouts	99	4

Batting Average	.218	.031

On Base Pct	.304	.061

Slugging Pct	.292	.031

On-base Plus Slugging	.596	.092

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Taylor Walls SS - TB	Cesar Prieto 2B,3B,SS - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	35	4

Runs	4	0

Hits	7	1

Singles	5	1

Doubles	1	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	0

RBI	3	0

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	4	0

Strikeouts	10	1

Batting Average	.189	.244

On Base Pct	.270	.290

Slugging Pct	.255	.342

On-base Plus Slugging	.525	.632

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Taylor Walls SS - TB	Cesar Prieto 2B,3B,SS - STL
News
	Taylor Walls (hip) was placed on the 10-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 8th	The Cardinals optioned INF César Prieto to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	Taylor Walls went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 9-4 loss to the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	Cesar Prieto stole a base off the bench in Monday's extra-inning loss to the Giants. Chase Davis Tue, Sep 8th
	Taylor Walls went 1-for-2 with a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday’s 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	The Cardinals recalled INF César Prieto from Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
	Taylor Walls went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two runs scored and three RBI in Tuesday’s 12-4 win over the Athletics. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 12th	The Cardinals optioned INF César Prieto to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	Taylor Walls is in the Rays lineup on Sunday against the Mariners. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	The Cardinals recalled INF César Prieto from Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Taylor Walls SS - TB			Cesar Prieto 2B,3B,SS - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#11
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#231
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#181
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#69
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#103
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#45
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#91	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#42
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#115
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#341
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#221	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#260	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#38
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#122
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#357	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#167
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#135
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#405	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#97
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#91	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#196
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#95
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#158
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#350	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#179
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#74	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#210
Sat, May 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#166
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#161
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#191
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#310
Thu, May 14th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#149
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#97	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#84	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#75
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#63	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#71	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#99
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sat, May 23rd				@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#404
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#63	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#71	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#348	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#179
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#146	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#287
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#328	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#127
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#72	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#126	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#148
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#201	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#107
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#84	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#45
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#74	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#49
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#355	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#86	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#350	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#218
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#158	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#133
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#75
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#123	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#134
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#75	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#329
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#126
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#134	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#157
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#75	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#168
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#80
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#140	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#118
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#135	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#93
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#200	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#30
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#80
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#196	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#134
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#106	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#36	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#24	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#146
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#197	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111
Mon, Jul 27th				vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#118
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#159	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#221
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#60
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#391	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#184	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#24
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#145	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#105
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#325	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#162
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#403
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#377
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#196	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#149	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#130
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#401	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#138	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#139	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#63	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#60
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#173
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#105	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#148
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#6
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#130
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#71	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#150	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#139
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#72	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#63
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#48	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#44
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#161	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#201
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#76	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#350
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#159	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#223	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#403
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#399
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#324
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#29
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#110	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#80	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#152
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#207	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#145
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#135	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#90	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#138	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#152
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#247	vs SF	Anthony Molina
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#38	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#123
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#153
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#106	vs WSH	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#24
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#24
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#21
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#162
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#42
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#278
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#168
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#191

Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Prieto for Taylor Walls (2026)

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