Who Should I Trade?

CJ Kayfus for Nelson Velazquez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 310	‐
VBR	# 905	‐

Projections

Runs	0	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	0	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.118	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 386	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 199	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	100	22

Runs	12	4

Hits	19	4

Singles	9	2

Doubles	4	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	6	1

RBI	18	2

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	9	2

Strikeouts	38	8

Batting Average	.190	.182

On Base Pct	.259	.280

Slugging Pct	.410	.364

On-base Plus Slugging	.669	.644

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	3	‐

Runs	0	‐

Hits	0	‐

Singles	0	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	0	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	0	‐

Strikeouts	1	‐

Batting Average	.118	‐

On Base Pct	.177	‐

Slugging Pct	.197	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.375	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
News
	Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-3 in a win over the White Sox with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 1st	CJ Kayfus was activated from the injured list in Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
	The Astros re-signed OF Nelson Velázquez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th	CJ Kayfus was sent down to Triple-A on Monday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th
	The Astros designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	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 Astros have activated outfielder Nelson Velazquez to the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game against the Giants. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th
	The Astros claimed OF Nelson Velázquez off waivers from the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU			CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#283	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#258	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#260
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193
Wed, Apr 29th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#173
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)		vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#272	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#209
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#244
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#95
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#163	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#141
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#223
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Aug 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Thu, Aug 13th				@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#267
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#151
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#198
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Mon, Aug 24th				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#189	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#111	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#101
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#202
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Mon, Sep 14th				vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#178
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#268
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#268	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164

Who Should I Trade?

CJ Kayfus for Nelson Velazquez (2026)

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