Who Should I Trade?

Curtis Mead for Willi Castro (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 167	# 161
VBR	# 1284	# 121

Projections

Runs	1	14
Home Runs	0	3
RBI	1	12
Stolen Bases	0	3
Batting Average	.215	.255

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 225	# 149

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	‐	# 156

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 216	# 124

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 100	# 210

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 165	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 172	# 178

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL
2026 Stats


At Bats	285	394

Runs	49	61

Hits	72	104

Singles	37	71

Doubles	17	18

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	17	14

RBI	48	53

Stolen Bases	6	9

Caught Stealing	2	4

Walks	39	37

Strikeouts	63	119

Batting Average	.253	.264

On Base Pct	.353	.333

Slugging Pct	.498	.421

On-base Plus Slugging	.851	.755

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL
2026 Projections


At Bats	9	98

Runs	1	14

Hits	2	25

Singles	1	16

Doubles	0	5

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	0	3

RBI	1	12

Stolen Bases	0	3

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	1	9

Strikeouts	2	27

Batting Average	.215	.255

On Base Pct	.301	.329

Slugging Pct	.315	.413

On-base Plus Slugging	.616	.742

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL
News
	Curtis Mead played catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Willi Castro went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Dodgers with a home run, three runs scored, two RBI, two walks, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th
	Curtis Mead is scheduled to go for follow-up imaging in late August. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Willi Castro went 2-for-3 in a win over the Diamondbacks with a double, two runs scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	Curtis Mead has been given a tentative timetable to return of 6-8 weeks. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	Willi Castro went 1-for-5 in Tuesday’s loss to the Rays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 5th
	Curtis Mead reportedly suffered a broken wrist. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Willi Castro went 2-for-4 in a win over the Royals with a home run, one RBI, one walk, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd
	The Red Sox are placing Curtis Mead on the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Willi Castro went 1-for-2 in a loss to the Padres with a home run, two walks, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th
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			Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#152	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#31
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#244	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#137
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#150
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#216	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#28
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#58	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#257	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#250	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#397
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#216
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#138	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#135
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#51	@ SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#250
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#77	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#422
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#183	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#120
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#311
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#223	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#237
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#23
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#46	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#114	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#171
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#234	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#257
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#38	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#250
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#194	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#54
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#65
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#92
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#278	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#20
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#247	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#324
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#216	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#237	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#397	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#259
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#108	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#225
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#46
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#114	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#54
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#103	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#39
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#230	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (12-4)	#82	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#5	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#174	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#88
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#259	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#146
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#145	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#110
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#61
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#35
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#162
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#70	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#61
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#50	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#161
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#259	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#247
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#145	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#165	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#13
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-8)	#34	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#144
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#95
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#68	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#121
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#65
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#138
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#49
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (12-4)	#82	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#204
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (13-5)	#14	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#21
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#10	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#435
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#90	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#220
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#179
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#167	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#278
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-7)	#40	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#102
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#79	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#45
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#438	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-6)	#74
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#427	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#22
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#71	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#50
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#19	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#365
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#52	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#70
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#31
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#157	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#137
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#13
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#366	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#95
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#239	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (4-10)	#75
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#406	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#171
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#149	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#208	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#255
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#33	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#95
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#54	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (4-10)	#75
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#180	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#285	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#152
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#49	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#244
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#68	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#278	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#138
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#115
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#28	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#112
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#58
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#139	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#164
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#373
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez		vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#9	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#149	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#54
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#60	vs TB	Nick Martinez (12-4)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#111
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#112	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#77
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#83
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#126	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#94
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#205	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#61
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#186
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#48	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#146
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#150
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#102	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#76
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#45	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#13
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#172	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#226
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#186	vs LAD	Blake Snell (1-1)	#17
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#146	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#247
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#86	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#13	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#226	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-0)	#222	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (14-4)	#47
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA			@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#181	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#157
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY			@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#243
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#38	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (4-10)	#75
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL			vs STL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL			vs STL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			@ DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			@ CWS
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Thu, Apr 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#257
Thu, Apr 16th				@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#362
Thu, Apr 30th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#106
Sat, May 9th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56
Thu, May 21st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#110
Mon, May 25th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132
Mon, Jun 1st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#48
Sat, Jun 6th				vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#179
Mon, Jun 15th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#21
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#181
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#247
Tue, Jul 21st				vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#396
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#49
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#207
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

Curtis Mead for Willi Castro (2026)

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