Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for Jonah Heim (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 238	‐
VBR	# 497	‐

Projections

Runs	8	‐
Home Runs	2	‐
RBI	9	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.222	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 203	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 254	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	282	18

Runs	28	0

Hits	60	1

Singles	34	1

Doubles	15	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	11	0

RBI	40	1

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	23	3

Strikeouts	58	3

Batting Average	.213	.056

On Base Pct	.274	.227

Slugging Pct	.383	.056

On-base Plus Slugging	.657	.283

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	72	‐

Runs	8	‐

Hits	16	‐

Singles	10	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	9	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	6	‐

Strikeouts	16	‐

Batting Average	.222	‐

On Base Pct	.281	‐

Slugging Pct	.367	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.648	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
News
	Jonah Heim went 3-for-5 in Wednesday’s loss to the Red Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th	The Astros sent Cesar Salazar outright to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	Jonah Heim went 1-for-4 in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Red Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 28th	The Astros designated Cesar Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	Jonah Heim went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Marlins with a home run, one run scored, and six RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th	The Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th
	Jonah Heim went 2-for-3 in win over the Dodgers with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and a walk. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 2nd	The Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Jonah Heim went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and one walk in Saturday's loss to the Angels. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 28th	Astros catcher Cesar Salazar has not made the club's Opening Day roster, according to manager Joe Espada. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH			Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#235	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Mon, Apr 6th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#276
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#110	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR

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