Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for Drake Baldwin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 41	‐
VBR	# 65	‐

Projections

Runs	15	‐
Home Runs	5	‐
RBI	16	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.265	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 36	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 48	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 55	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 44	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 61	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 37	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	422	18

Runs	70	0

Hits	113	1

Singles	81	1

Doubles	11	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	21	0

RBI	63	1

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	48	3

Strikeouts	99	3

Batting Average	.268	.056

On Base Pct	.352	.227

Slugging Pct	.443	.056

On-base Plus Slugging	.795	.283

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	104	‐

Runs	15	‐

Hits	28	‐

Singles	18	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	5	‐

RBI	16	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	11	‐

Strikeouts	22	‐

Batting Average	.265	‐

On Base Pct	.339	‐

Slugging Pct	.451	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.790	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
News
	Drake Baldwin went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Twins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Aug 19th	The Astros sent Cesar Salazar outright to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	Drake Baldwin went 1-for-3 with a walk, one RBI, one run scored, and a steal in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 17th	The Astros designated Cesar Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	Drake Baldwin went 2-for-4 with two singles and two RBI in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Marlins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 6th	The Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th
	Drake Baldwin went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in Friday's 7-6 win over the Orioles. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Jul 25th	The Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Drake Baldwin went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Padres. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jul 23rd	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
	Drake Baldwin C,DH - ATL			Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#262	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#263	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, May 25th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#256
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Jul 28th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#162
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for Drake Baldwin (2026)

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