Who Should I Trade?

Endy Rodriguez for Kyle Higashioka (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Endy Rodriguez C,1B - PIT	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	# 296	# 346
VBR	# 792	# 1200

Projections

Runs	6	2
Home Runs	1	1
RBI	5	2
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.235	.246

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	IL10

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 386	# 320

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 174	# 333

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Endy Rodriguez C,1B - PIT	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	135	165

Runs	20	20

Hits	36	36

Singles	23	25

Doubles	6	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	7	7

RBI	20	18

Stolen Bases	6	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	23	19

Strikeouts	41	47

Batting Average	.267	.218

On Base Pct	.373	.307

Slugging Pct	.467	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.840	.676

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Endy Rodriguez C,1B - PIT	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	46	18

Runs	6	2

Hits	11	4

Singles	7	3

Doubles	3	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	5	2

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	5	1

Strikeouts	12	5

Batting Average	.235	.246

On Base Pct	.308	.300

Slugging Pct	.373	.441

On-base Plus Slugging	.681	.741

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Endy Rodriguez C,1B - PIT	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
News
	Endy Rodriguez is getting second opinions for his left hip. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Kyle Higashioka is scheduled to begin a throwing program soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	The Pirates placed C Endy Rodríguez on the 10-day injured list with left hip inflammation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th	Kyle Higashioka has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor tendon strain. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st
	Endy Rodriguez remains out of the Pirates lineup on Wednesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	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
	Endy Rodriguez is not in the Pirates lineup on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	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
	Endy Rodriguez is not in the Pirates lineup on Sunday against the Mets. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	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
	Endy Rodriguez C,1B - PIT			Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#318
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#181	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#286
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#275
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			vs TB
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ MIN
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, May 18th				@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Fri, Jul 10th				vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Tue, Jul 21st				vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Mon, Aug 31st				vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89

Who Should I Trade?

Endy Rodriguez for Kyle Higashioka (2026)

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