Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for Kyle Teel (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kyle Teel C - CWS	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 192	‐
VBR	# 650	‐

Projections

Runs	6	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	6	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.244	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 230	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 157	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 177	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 216	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 310	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 306	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kyle Teel C - CWS	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	63	18

Runs	9	0

Hits	12	1

Singles	8	1

Doubles	2	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	14	1

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	6	3

Strikeouts	27	3

Batting Average	.191	.056

On Base Pct	.271	.227

Slugging Pct	.318	.056

On-base Plus Slugging	.589	.283

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kyle Teel C - CWS	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	45	‐

Runs	6	‐

Hits	11	‐

Singles	8	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	6	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	5	‐

Strikeouts	13	‐

Batting Average	.244	‐

On Base Pct	.326	‐

Slugging Pct	.379	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.705	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kyle Teel C - CWS	Cesar Salazar C - HOU
News
	Kyle Teel (ankle) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Aug 23rd	The Astros sent Cesar Salazar outright to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	Kyle Teel is scheduled to take batting practice on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Astros designated Cesar Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	Kyle Teel progressed to hitting off a batting tee and soft flips on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th
	Kyle Teel is expected to miss 6 to 12 weeks with a high ankle sprain. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st	The Astros designated C César Salazar for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Kyle Teel is waiting for a doctor to look at his MRI. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	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
	Kyle Teel C - CWS			Cesar Salazar C - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#276
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Cesar Salazar for Kyle Teel (2026)

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