Who Should I Trade?

Colton Cowser for Harrison Bader (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Colton Cowser LF,CF,RF - BAL	Harrison Bader LF,CF,RF - SF
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 244	‐
VBR	# 296	‐

Projections

Runs	7	‐
Home Runs	2	‐
RBI	7	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.218	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 217	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 213	# 214

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 212	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 376	# 348

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Colton Cowser LF,CF,RF - BAL	Harrison Bader LF,CF,RF - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	298	106

Runs	38	10

Hits	64	18

Singles	45	8

Doubles	6	5

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	13	5

RBI	37	14

Stolen Bases	8	0

Caught Stealing	4	0

Walks	39	4

Strikeouts	103	34

Batting Average	.215	.170

On Base Pct	.305	.198

Slugging Pct	.366	.359

On-base Plus Slugging	.671	.557

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Colton Cowser LF,CF,RF - BAL	Harrison Bader LF,CF,RF - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	50	‐

Runs	7	‐

Hits	11	‐

Singles	7	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	7	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	6	‐

Strikeouts	18	‐

Batting Average	.218	‐

On Base Pct	.311	‐

Slugging Pct	.385	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.696	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Colton Cowser LF,CF,RF - BAL	Harrison Bader LF,CF,RF - SF
News
	Colton Cowser went 1-for-4 in a win over the Athletics with a home run, two runs scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Sun, Aug 30th	The Giants transferred Harrison Bader to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Colton Cowser went 2-for-3 in Sunday's loss to the Rays with a home run, a double, one run scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Mon, Aug 24th	The Giants have suspended payment to outfielder Harrison Bader (foot) as they continue to investigate a scooter accident in which the veteran re-injured his ailing foot. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
	Colton Cowser went 2-for-5 in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Rays with a home run, one run scored, two RBI, and two strikeouts. Jesse Garcia Mon, Aug 17th	Giants’ manager Tony Vitello told reporters on Thursday that Harrison Bader will miss the remainder of the season. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Colton Cowser went 1-for-2 in a win over the Rays with a home run, a run scored, and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Sat, Aug 15th	The Giants say Harrison Bader had a scooter accident "on Saturday night/early Sunday morning" and further injured his left foot. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Colton Cowser went 2-for-4 in Sunday's 10-5 win over the Rangers with a home run, one walk, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Jesse Garcia Mon, Aug 10th	Giants outfielder Harrison Bader (foot) is expected to be back this season, according to manager Tony Vitello. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 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
	Colton Cowser LF,CF,RF - BAL			Harrison Bader LF,CF,RF - SF
Thu, Mar 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sat, Mar 28th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Sun, Mar 29th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#166
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Sat, Apr 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Sun, Apr 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#27	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#302	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Fri, Apr 10th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Sat, Apr 11th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Sun, Apr 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#223
Mon, Apr 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Tue, Apr 14th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Wed, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Tue, Apr 21st	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#227	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 24th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Sat, Apr 25th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#151	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Sun, Apr 26th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Thu, Apr 30th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#181
Fri, May 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Sat, May 2nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Sun, May 3rd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186
Mon, May 4th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Tue, May 5th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Wed, May 6th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#94
Thu, May 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sat, May 9th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Sun, May 10th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, May 11th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197
Tue, May 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Wed, May 13th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 15th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203
Sat, May 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#368	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Mon, May 18th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Tue, May 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Wed, May 20th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Fri, May 22nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sun, May 24th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331
Mon, May 25th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Tue, May 26th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Wed, May 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Thu, May 28th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#231	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Sat, May 30th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Sun, May 31st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#134	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Thu, Jun 4th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#306
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Mon, Jun 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#368
Tue, Jun 9th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Wed, Jun 10th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Thu, Jun 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Tue, Jun 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Wed, Jun 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236
Thu, Jun 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241
Sat, Jun 20th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#389
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203
Wed, Jun 24th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Fri, Jun 26th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Sat, Jun 27th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Sun, Jun 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#134
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Fri, Jul 10th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406
Sat, Jul 11th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Sun, Jul 12th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Fri, Jul 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Sat, Jul 18th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sun, Jul 19th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Mon, Jul 20th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Tue, Jul 28th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#291
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#94
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#210
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#97
Thu, Aug 6th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Fri, Aug 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Sat, Aug 8th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#191
Sun, Aug 9th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Mon, Aug 10th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	vs HOU	Bryan King
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339
Mon, Aug 17th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Tue, Aug 18th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Wed, Aug 19th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Thu, Aug 20th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Tue, Aug 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Wed, Aug 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Thu, Aug 27th	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo		vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#384
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Mon, Aug 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Tue, Sep 1st	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241
Fri, Sep 4th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Sat, Sep 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121
Sun, Sep 6th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Mon, Sep 14th	@ NYM			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ NYM			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ NYM			@ STL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIL			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIL			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIL			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 21st	vs TOR			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TOR			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TOR			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ NYY			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ NYY			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ NYY			vs LAD
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Mar 27th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Thu, May 14th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67
Sat, May 23rd				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103
Thu, Jun 25th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Mon, Jul 6th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Tue, Jul 21st				@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Thu, Jul 30th				@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36

Who Should I Trade?

Colton Cowser for Harrison Bader (2026)

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