Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for Eduardo Valencia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU	Eduardo Valencia C,1B,DH - DET
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 635

Projections

Runs	‐	5
Home Runs	‐	2
RBI	‐	6
Stolen Bases	‐	0
Batting Average	‐	.250

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU	Eduardo Valencia C,1B,DH - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	18	72

Runs	0	13

Hits	1	24

Singles	1	11

Doubles	0	7

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	6

RBI	1	17

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	1

Strikeouts	3	22

Batting Average	.056	.333

On Base Pct	.227	.351

Slugging Pct	.056	.681

On-base Plus Slugging	.283	1.032

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU	Eduardo Valencia C,1B,DH - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	44

Runs	‐	5

Hits	‐	11

Singles	‐	7

Doubles	‐	2

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	2

RBI	‐	6

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	3

Strikeouts	‐	11

Batting Average	‐	.250

On Base Pct	‐	.308

Slugging Pct	‐	.435

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.743

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU	Eduardo Valencia C,1B,DH - DET
News
	The Astros sent Cesar Salazar outright to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th	Eduardo Valencia went 2-for-4 in a loss to the White Sox with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	The Astros designated Cesar Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th	Eduardo Valencia went 1-for-3 in a win over the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 14th
	The Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th	Eduardo Valencia went 2-for-5 in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Athletics with two doubles, one run scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 3rd
	The Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	Eduardo Valencia went 4-for-5 in Tuesday's 14-0 win over the Orioles with two home runs, three runs scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th
	Astros catcher Cesar Salazar has not made the club's Opening Day roster, according to manager Joe Espada. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th	Eduardo Valencia was recalled from Triple-A Toledo by the Tigers on Monday. Diego Sandoval Mon, Jul 27th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU			Eduardo Valencia C,1B,DH - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#241
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#422
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs PIT
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, Apr 29th				@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Mon, Jun 1st				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#310
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Thu, Aug 6th				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Sep 7th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Mon, Sep 14th				@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for Eduardo Valencia (2026)

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