Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for J.T. Realmuto (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	J.T. Realmuto C - PHI	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 188	‐
VBR	# 232	‐

Projections

Runs	11	‐
Home Runs	3	‐
RBI	11	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.247	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 215	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 127	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 178	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 231	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 184	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 239	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	J.T. Realmuto C - PHI	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	329	18

Runs	41	0

Hits	74	1

Singles	48	1

Doubles	17	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	9	0

RBI	44	1

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	28	3

Strikeouts	77	3

Batting Average	.225	.056

On Base Pct	.298	.227

Slugging Pct	.359	.056

On-base Plus Slugging	.657	.283

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	J.T. Realmuto C - PHI	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	87	‐

Runs	11	‐

Hits	22	‐

Singles	14	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	3	‐

RBI	11	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	7	‐

Strikeouts	22	‐

Batting Average	.247	‐

On Base Pct	.312	‐

Slugging Pct	.397	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.709	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	J.T. Realmuto C - PHI	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
News
	J.T. Realmuto went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Monday's 9-2 loss to the Mariners. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 25th	The Astros sent Cesar Salazar outright to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	J.T. Realmuto went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and two RBI in Friday's 7-6 win over the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Aug 22nd	The Astros designated Cesar Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	J.T. Realmuto went 1-for-4 in a 6-4 loss to the Orioles on Friday with a home run, one run scored, one RBI, and two strikeouts. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 1st	The Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th
	J.T. Realmuto went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI, and two runs scored in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Tigers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Jul 12th	The Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	J.T. Realmuto went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Wednesday's 11-5 loss to the Reds. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jul 9th	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
	J.T. Realmuto C - PHI			Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#54	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#262	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#121	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#256
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#280	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th				vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Aug 14th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for J.T. Realmuto (2026)

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