Who Should I Trade?

Curtis Mead for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 195	‐
VBR	# 1280	# 360

Projections

Runs	1	8
Home Runs	0	2
RBI	1	8
Stolen Bases	0	2
Batting Average	.226	.215

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 225	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 172	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 232	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 100	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	285	41

Runs	49	4

Hits	72	5

Singles	37	1

Doubles	17	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	17	3

RBI	48	8

Stolen Bases	6	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	39	1

Strikeouts	63	17

Batting Average	.253	.122

On Base Pct	.353	.143

Slugging Pct	.498	.366

On-base Plus Slugging	.851	.509

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	10	64

Runs	1	8

Hits	2	14

Singles	2	9

Doubles	0	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	2

RBI	1	8

Stolen Bases	0	2

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	4

Strikeouts	2	20

Batting Average	.226	.215

On Base Pct	.313	.271

Slugging Pct	.331	.368

On-base Plus Slugging	.644	.638

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
News
	Curtis Mead played catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Shay Whitcomb went 2-for-4 in a 10-9 loss to the Reds with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th
	Curtis Mead is scheduled to go for follow-up imaging in late August. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	The Giants recalled INF/OF Shay Whitcomb from Triple-A Sacramento. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	Curtis Mead has been given a tentative timetable to return of 6-8 weeks. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	Shay Whitcomb was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 13th
	Curtis Mead reportedly suffered a broken wrist. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	The Astros designated INF Shay Whitcomb for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	The Red Sox are placing Curtis Mead on the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	The Astros optioned INF/OF Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 11th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS			Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#406	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#309
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez		@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs HOU	Bryan King
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#192	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (1-1)	#155
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			vs STL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			@ STL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			vs LAD
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145
Sat, May 9th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, May 11th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Mon, May 25th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sat, Jun 6th				@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Mon, Jul 6th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Jul 21st				@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Thu, Aug 27th				vs ARI
Mon, Sep 14th				@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Curtis Mead for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

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