Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for Endy Rodriguez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Endy Rodriguez C,1B - PIT	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 296	‐
VBR	# 1247	‐

Projections

Runs	1	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	1	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.216	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 386	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 174	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Endy Rodriguez C,1B - PIT	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	135	18

Runs	20	0

Hits	36	1

Singles	23	1

Doubles	6	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	7	0

RBI	20	1

Stolen Bases	6	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	23	3

Strikeouts	41	3

Batting Average	.267	.056

On Base Pct	.373	.227

Slugging Pct	.467	.056

On-base Plus Slugging	.840	.283

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Endy Rodriguez C,1B - PIT	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	7	‐

Runs	1	‐

Hits	2	‐

Singles	1	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	1	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Batting Average	.216	‐

On Base Pct	.311	‐

Slugging Pct	.315	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.626	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Endy Rodriguez C,1B - PIT	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
News
	Endy Rodríguez underwent season-ending left hip surgery on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	The Astros sent Cesar Salazar outright to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	Endy Rodriguez is getting second opinions for his left hip. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Astros designated Cesar Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	The Pirates placed C Endy Rodríguez on the 10-day injured list with left hip inflammation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th	The Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th
	Endy Rodriguez remains out of the Pirates lineup on Wednesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Endy Rodriguez is not in the Pirates lineup on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	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
	Endy Rodriguez C,1B - PIT			Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, May 18th				@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Jul 10th				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th				vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#156	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 21st				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87

Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for Endy Rodriguez (2026)

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