Who Should I Trade?

Elias Diaz for Kyle Higashioka (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Elias Diaz C - TEX	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 345
VBR	# 1183	# 1200

Projections

Runs	4	2
Home Runs	1	1
RBI	4	2
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.226	.246

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 320

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 244	# 333

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elias Diaz C - TEX	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	167	165

Runs	16	20

Hits	38	36

Singles	23	25

Doubles	9	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	6	7

RBI	22	18

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	4	19

Strikeouts	40	47

Batting Average	.228	.218

On Base Pct	.251	.307

Slugging Pct	.389	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.641	.676

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elias Diaz C - TEX	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	37	18

Runs	4	2

Hits	8	4

Singles	6	3

Doubles	1	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	4	2

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	1

Strikeouts	10	5

Batting Average	.226	.246

On Base Pct	.278	.300

Slugging Pct	.360	.441

On-base Plus Slugging	.638	.741

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elias Diaz C - TEX	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
News
	Elias Diaz went 1-for-2 in a win over the Angels with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Kyle Higashioka is scheduled to begin a throwing program soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Elias Diaz went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Astros with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd	Kyle Higashioka has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor tendon strain. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st
	Elias Diaz is not in the Rangers lineup on Tuesday against the Rays. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-1 with a solo home run as a pinch hitter in Wednesday’s 13-1 loss to the Angels. He hit the homer in the eighth inning to put Texas on the board, then stayed in the game as a pitcher and allowed two runs on two hits with a hit batter in one inning of mop-up work. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jul 9th
	Elias Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, a walk, and two runs scored in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. He opened the scoring with a 414-foot solo shot in the second inning, giving him homers in consecutive games after going 18 contests without one following his June 5 arrival in Texas. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd	Higashioka is slashing .235/.313/.391 with five home runs, 14 RBI, and 15 runs scored across 128 plate appearances this season and has recorded three multi-hit games over his last 10 appearances. His three-run homer cleared the Green Monster in the second inning Sunday to extend the Rangers' lead before he added a single in the seventh. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jun 15th
	Elias Diaz signed a major league contract with the Texas Rangers on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 6th	Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Angels with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, May 24th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Elias Diaz C - TEX			Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#318	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#318
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#286	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#286
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#275	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#275
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			vs TB
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Elias Diaz for Kyle Higashioka (2026)

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