Who Should I Trade?

Connor Joe for George Valera (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE	Connor Joe LF,RF - SEA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 372	‐
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

Runs	‐	‐
Home Runs	‐	‐
RBI	‐	‐
Stolen Bases	‐	‐
Batting Average	‐	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 392	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 329	# 478

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE	Connor Joe LF,RF - SEA
2026 Stats


At Bats	37	39

Runs	1	2

Hits	8	7

Singles	5	4

Doubles	3	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	1

RBI	6	3

Stolen Bases	0	2

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	6

Strikeouts	8	15

Batting Average	.216	.180

On Base Pct	.237	.289

Slugging Pct	.297	.308

On-base Plus Slugging	.534	.597

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE	Connor Joe LF,RF - SEA
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	‐

Runs	‐	‐

Hits	‐	‐

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
	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE	Connor Joe LF,RF - SEA
News
	The Guardians sent George Valera outright to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st	The Mariners outrighted 1B/OF Connor Joe to Triple-A Tacoma. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	The Guardians have designated outfielder George Valera for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th	The Mariners designated 1B/OF Connor Joe for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	The Guardians optioned George Valera to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th	The Mariners optioned Connor Joe to Triple-A Tacoma. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	George Valera (calf) has been reinstated from the IL and will join the Guardians ahead of Monday's game against the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th	The Mariners recalled Connor Joe from Triple-A Tacoma. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 17th
	The Guardians placed OF George Valera on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	The Mariners are expected to recall Connor Joe from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 17th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE			Connor Joe LF,RF - SEA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sat, Apr 4th				@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#209
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#279
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#260	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147	vs KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#75
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#117
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#173	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#209
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 14th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#129
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Mon, Jun 1st				vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#211
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#231
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Thu, Jun 11th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Jun 14th				@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#209	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#244	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Jun 25th				@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#95	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)		vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#71
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#141	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Mon, Jul 27th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Jul 30th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#223	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#267	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#151	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#198	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#63
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#101	@ BOS	Jedixson Paez (1-1)
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#202	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#272
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#135
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#178	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#268	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#283
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#118
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50

Who Should I Trade?

Connor Joe for George Valera (2026)

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