Who Should I Trade?

Dane Myers for Javier Baez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Dane Myers LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 359	# 332
VBR	# 1169	# 1236

Projections

Runs	8	6
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	8	6
Stolen Bases	2	1
Batting Average	.239	.235

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 367	# 270

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 315	# 358

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Dane Myers LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	118	78

Runs	18	10

Hits	30	20

Singles	21	13

Doubles	6	5

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	2

RBI	14	6

Stolen Bases	5	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	17	2

Strikeouts	36	16

Batting Average	.254	.256

On Base Pct	.355	.281

Slugging Pct	.381	.397

On-base Plus Slugging	.736	.678

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Dane Myers LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	63	49

Runs	8	6

Hits	15	12

Singles	11	8

Doubles	2	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	8	6

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	5	2

Strikeouts	17	12

Batting Average	.239	.235

On Base Pct	.307	.271

Slugging Pct	.371	.365

On-base Plus Slugging	.678	.636

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Dane Myers LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
News
	The Reds activated Dane Myers from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Javier Baez took live batting practice. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Dane Myers is hopeful to be activated from the injured list for the Cincinnati Reds' first game after the All-Star break on July 17 against the Rockies. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 11th	Tigers utility player Javier Baez (ankle) has begun playing defense in addition to a hitting and running program he began on July 1. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th
	Dane Myers received an injection in his AC joint on Saturday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 5th	Tigers utility player Javier Baez (ankle) has initiated a running and hitting program. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 1st
	The Reds have placed outfielder Dane Myers on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder contusion. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th	Tigers utility player Javier Baez (ankle) is completing daily rehab after a brief shutdown. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th
	Reds outfielder Dane Myers (wrist) had X-rays come back negative. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th	Javier Baez was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Thursday. Diego Sandoval Thu, Jun 11th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Dane Myers LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN			Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#65	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#94
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#304
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#147
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#127	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (3-1)	#73
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#37	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#79
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#52
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#108	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#54	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#99
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#40	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#241
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#325	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#108
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#48	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#54
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#89	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#123
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#55	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#150
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#99	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#65
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#370	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#206	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#90	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#336
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#31	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#92
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#57	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#141
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#170	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#211
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#292	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#437	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#216
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#126
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#37
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#63
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#164
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#186	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#282	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#78
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#302	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#64	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#171
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#24
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#259	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#210	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#48
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#151	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#208
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#161
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#187	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#91
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#219	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#58
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#78	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#206
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#90
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#79	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#60
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#337	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#257
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#226	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#282
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#21	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#208
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (0-2)	#142
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#83
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#162	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#97
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#95	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (1-1)	#61	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#282
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#18
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#21
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#95	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#76
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#309
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#156
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#307	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#202
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#197	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#36	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-1)	#317	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#38
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#437	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-2)	#102
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#425	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (1-4)	#173
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#100	@ CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#60	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#116	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#78
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL			vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#219
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE			vs BAL
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE			vs BAL
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT			@ ATH
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH			@ SEA
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH			@ SEA
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH			@ SEA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH			@ SF
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH			@ SF
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH			@ SF
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS			vs CLE
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA			vs CWS
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA			vs CWS
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA			vs CWS
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL			@ PIT
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL			@ PIT
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL			@ PIT
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI			@ KC
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI			@ KC
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI			@ KC
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF			vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF			vs TB
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF			vs TB
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC			vs LAD
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC			vs LAD
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC			vs LAD
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			@ CLE
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs PIT
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Fri, May 22nd				@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)	#387
Sun, May 24th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#76
Thu, May 28th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-2)	#102
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109
Thu, Jun 25th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#133
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Dane Myers for Javier Baez (2026)

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