Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for Jason Delay (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU	Jason Delay C - BOS
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

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Projections

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Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU	Jason Delay C - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	18	‐

Runs	0	‐

Hits	1	‐

Singles	1	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	1	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	3	‐

Strikeouts	3	‐

Batting Average	.056	‐

On Base Pct	.227	‐

Slugging Pct	.056	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.283	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU	Jason Delay C - BOS
2026 Projections


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Home Runs	‐	‐

RBI	‐	‐

Stolen Bases	‐	‐

Caught Stealing	‐	‐

Walks	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

Batting Average	‐	‐

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Slugging Pct	‐	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU	Jason Delay C - BOS
News
	The Astros sent Cesar Salazar outright to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	The Astros designated Cesar Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	The Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th
	The Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	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
	Cesar Salazar C - HOU			Jason Delay C - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#22	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#85
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#323
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#202
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#117	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#301
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#341	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#170
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#250
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#255	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#90
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#362	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#260
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#260	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#66	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#301
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#328
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#139
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#113	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#252
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#45	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#129	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#126
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#87	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#104
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#261	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#135	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#275	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#95	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#111
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#25	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#107	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#345
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#75
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#121
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#45
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#302
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#255
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#31
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#87	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#32
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#173
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#309
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#142	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#172
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#110	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#208
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#96	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#52
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#39
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#232
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#80	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#142
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#198
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#107
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#163
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#149	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#107
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#170	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#286	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#22
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#95
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#25
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#296
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#132
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#74
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#286
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#187	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#196
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#198
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#241	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#130
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#56	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#52	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#6
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#232	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#45
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#132	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#74	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#111
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#79	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#172
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#126
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#342
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#39	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#237	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#126	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#168
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#39
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#166	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#78
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#107	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#42
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#187	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#89
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35
Wed, Apr 29th				@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, May 7th				vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358
Thu, Aug 6th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157
Thu, Aug 13th				@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#114
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Mon, Aug 24th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64
Mon, Sep 7th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97

Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for Jason Delay (2026)

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