Who Should I Trade?

Colt Keith for Nelson Velazquez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Colt Keith 1B,2B,3B,DH - DET	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 203	# 305
VBR	# 102	# 1191

Projections

Runs	12	3
Home Runs	3	1
RBI	11	3
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.266	.232

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 178	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 210	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 99	# 382

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 284	# 199

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Colt Keith 1B,2B,3B,DH - DET	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	346	85

Runs	46	10

Hits	90	16

Singles	61	8

Doubles	16	4

Triples	4	0

Home Runs	9	4

RBI	32	13

Stolen Bases	5	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	28	7

Strikeouts	72	31

Batting Average	.260	.188

On Base Pct	.319	.253

Slugging Pct	.408	.377

On-base Plus Slugging	.727	.629

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Colt Keith 1B,2B,3B,DH - DET	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	90	18

Runs	12	3

Hits	24	4

Singles	16	2

Doubles	5	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	11	3

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	9	2

Strikeouts	20	6

Batting Average	.266	.232

On Base Pct	.335	.310

Slugging Pct	.428	.457

On-base Plus Slugging	.764	.767

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Colt Keith 1B,2B,3B,DH - DET	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
News
	Colt Keith went 2-for-2 in a loss to the White Sox with a home run, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 17th	The Astros re-signed OF Nelson Velázquez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	Colt Keith went 3-for-5 in Thursday's 11-0 win over the Mariners with one double, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	The Astros designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Tigers infielder Colt Keith went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and a stolen base in an 8-0 rout of the Mariners on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Aug 5th	The Astros have activated outfielder Nelson Velazquez to the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game against the Giants. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th
	Colt Keith went 4-for-4 in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Angels with one run scored and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	The Astros claimed OF Nelson Velázquez off waivers from the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	Colt Keith went 1-for-5 in a win over the Phillies with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	The Cardinals designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Colt Keith 1B,2B,3B,DH - DET			Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#241	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#310
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#422	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ ATH
Sun, Mar 29th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, May 23rd				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Mon, May 25th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sun, Jun 14th				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Colt Keith for Nelson Velazquez (2026)

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