Who Should I Trade?

CJ Kayfus for Drew Waters (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE	Drew Waters LF,CF,RF - KC
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
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Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

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Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE	Drew Waters LF,CF,RF - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	22	‐

Runs	4	‐

Hits	4	‐

Singles	2	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	2	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	2	‐

Strikeouts	8	‐

Batting Average	.182	‐

On Base Pct	.280	‐

Slugging Pct	.364	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.644	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE	Drew Waters LF,CF,RF - KC
2026 Projections


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Singles	‐	‐

Doubles	‐	‐

Triples	‐	‐

Home Runs	‐	‐

RBI	‐	‐

Stolen Bases	‐	‐

Caught Stealing	‐	‐

Walks	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

Batting Average	‐	‐

On Base Pct	‐	‐

Slugging Pct	‐	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE	Drew Waters LF,CF,RF - KC
News
	CJ Kayfus was activated from the injured list in Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th	The Royals sent Drew Waters outright to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 5th
	CJ Kayfus was sent down to Triple-A on Monday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th	Drew Waters was designated for assignment on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Sep 2nd
	CJ Kayfus went 2-for-2 in win over the Cubs with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Matthew Adam Mon, Apr 6th	The Royals sent OF Drew Waters outright to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 30th
		Waters slashed .234/.300/.369 with a 31.1 percent strikeout rate over parts of four major-league seasons and couldn't earn a spot on Kansas City's Opening Day roster. With no minor-league options remaining, he's headed to waivers. Bruno Mulé Wed, Mar 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE			Drew Waters LF,CF,RF - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#159
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86	vs SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#150	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#212	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#41
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sun, Jun 14th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165

Who Should I Trade?

CJ Kayfus for Drew Waters (2026)

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