Who Should I Trade?

Dansby Swanson for Jose Caballero (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 94	# 155
VBR	# 1141	# 281

Projections

Runs	4	9
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	4	7
Stolen Bases	1	7
Batting Average	.223	.225

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 92	# 228

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 101	# 141

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 72	# 112

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 130	# 139

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 204	# 218

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 91	# 178

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY
2026 Stats


At Bats	403	340

Runs	78	39

Hits	86	78

Singles	49	54

Doubles	16	12

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	18	12

RBI	66	44

Stolen Bases	17	30

Caught Stealing	1	9

Walks	48	23

Strikeouts	106	91

Batting Average	.213	.229

On Base Pct	.298	.289

Slugging Pct	.402	.371

On-base Plus Slugging	.700	.659

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY
2026 Projections


At Bats	32	63

Runs	4	9

Hits	7	14

Singles	5	10

Doubles	1	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	4	7

Stolen Bases	1	7

Caught Stealing	0	2

Walks	3	6

Strikeouts	9	18

Batting Average	.223	.225

On Base Pct	.297	.303

Slugging Pct	.371	.352

On-base Plus Slugging	.668	.655

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY
News
	Dansby Swanson will remain in Chicago for rehab during Cubs' upcoming road trip. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Jose Caballero went 1-for-2 in a win over the Blue Jays with one run scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	The Cubs placed Dansby Swanson on the injured list with a left oblique strain. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Jose Caballero went 0-for-2 in Thursday's loss to the Mariners with one walk and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Dansby Swanson is slated to be placed on the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Jose Caballero went 0-for-3 in a win over the Braves with one walk and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	Dansby Swanson left Sunday’s game due to left side discomfort. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Jose Caballero went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Cardinals with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th
	Dansby Swanson went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th	Jose Caballero went 2-for-3 in Sunday's win over the Cubs with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC			Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			@ SD
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127
Sun, Jun 21st				vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Dansby Swanson for Jose Caballero (2026)

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