Who Should I Trade?

Christian Walker for Jared Young (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Christian Walker 1B - HOU	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 88	‐
VBR	# 117	# 423

Projections

Runs	27	17
Home Runs	11	5
RBI	32	18
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.235	.237

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 108	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 72	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 104	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 65	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 77	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 94	# 265

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Christian Walker 1B - HOU	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
2026 Stats


At Bats	377	157

Runs	51	18

Hits	87	40

Singles	46	25

Doubles	20	8

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	20	7

RBI	61	19

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	33	13

Strikeouts	98	35

Batting Average	.231	.255

On Base Pct	.306	.330

Slugging Pct	.448	.440

On-base Plus Slugging	.754	.769

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Christian Walker 1B - HOU	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
2026 Projections


At Bats	201	129

Runs	27	17

Hits	47	31

Singles	27	19

Doubles	9	6

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	11	5

RBI	32	18

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	19	12

Strikeouts	56	35

Batting Average	.235	.237

On Base Pct	.312	.314

Slugging Pct	.443	.421

On-base Plus Slugging	.754	.735

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Christian Walker 1B - HOU	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
News
	Christian Walker went 1-for-5 in Friday's 9-5 win over the White Sox with a double, one run scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th	Jared Young went 2-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 22nd
	Christian Walker is back in the Astros lineup on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	Since coming off the injured list on May 26, Young has gone 12-for-46 with a .911 OPS while playing nearly every day at first base. He tied the game 4-4 with an RBI single in the fifth inning Thursday before the Mets held on for the win. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jun 12th
	Christian Walker is not in the Astros lineup on Monday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	Young is batting .313 with a .945 OPS across 55 plate appearances this season and is expected to continue receiving steady starts against right-handed pitching. All three of his home runs have come over his last six games, a stretch that also includes three multi-hit efforts. Bruno Mulé Sat, Jun 6th
	Christian Walker is hopeful to be back in the Astros lineup on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	Jorge Polanco (Achilles) could return from the injured list as soon as this week, which would cut into Young's time at first base and DH against right-handed pitching. Since returning from the IL himself on May 26 following left knee surgery, Young has gone 4-for-16 with two home runs, five runs, and three walks across six appearances. Bruno Mulé Tue, Jun 2nd
	Christian Walker is not in the Astros lineup on Sunday against the Orioles. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Young is slashing .345/.412/.517 with three extra-base hits, three RBI, and six runs scored across 34 plate appearances and is expected to see regular time against right-handed pitching. He was activated from the injured list Tuesday and has gone 3-for-9 with four runs scored since returning. Bruno Mulé Sun, May 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Christian Walker 1B - HOU			Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#134
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#183	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#392	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#239
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#348
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#295	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#308
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#93	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#73	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#14	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#79
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#264
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#226	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#173
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#112	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#86	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#237	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8	vs MIA	John King
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#51
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#106	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#356	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#285
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#97	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#358	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson	#107	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#78	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#100	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#180
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#112	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#170
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#167	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#308	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#148	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#325	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#86	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#213
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#87
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#304
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#49
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#85	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#411	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#99	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jordan Montgomery	#165	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#86	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD			@ PIT
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD			@ PIT
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF			@ ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF			@ ATL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF			@ ATL
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA			vs WSH
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA			vs SD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA			vs SD
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH			@ CWS
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH			@ CWS
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH			@ CWS
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY			vs MIL
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS			@ TB
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS			@ TB
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS			@ TB
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			vs SF
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			vs SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ MIA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ WSH
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Thu, May 7th				@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, May 21st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Mon, Jun 1st				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89
Thu, Jun 11th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#166
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Thu, Jul 9th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CLE
Mon, Aug 17th				vs SD
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIA
Mon, Sep 14th				vs BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Christian Walker for Jared Young (2026)

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