Who Should I Trade?

Eric Wagaman for Heston Kjerstad (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Eric Wagaman 1B,LF - NYM	Heston Kjerstad LF,RF - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1264	# 1316

Projections

Runs	4	1
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	4	1
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.235	.189

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 321	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Wagaman 1B,LF - NYM	Heston Kjerstad LF,RF - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	37	‐

Runs	3	‐

Hits	6	‐

Singles	4	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	4	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	4	‐

Strikeouts	10	‐

Batting Average	.162	‐

On Base Pct	.262	‐

Slugging Pct	.324	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.586	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Wagaman 1B,LF - NYM	Heston Kjerstad LF,RF - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	30	9

Runs	4	1

Hits	7	2

Singles	5	1

Doubles	1	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	4	1

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	1

Strikeouts	7	3

Batting Average	.235	.189

On Base Pct	.290	.256

Slugging Pct	.375	.249

On-base Plus Slugging	.665	.505

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Wagaman 1B,LF - NYM	Heston Kjerstad LF,RF - BAL
News
	Eric Wagaman was called up to the big-league squad by the New York Mets on Saturday. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 25th	The Orioles activated Heston Kjerstad from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th
	The Mets optioned Eric Wagaman to Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	Heston Kjerstad is playing in a game for Triple-A Norfolk on his rehab assignment on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th
	Eric Wagaman came off the bench and went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Thursday’s extra-inning loss to the Cubs. Pinch-hitting for MJ Melendez in the sixth inning, he sent a two-run shot to left field to produce the Mets’ first runs of the game. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jun 26th	The Orioles transferred Heston Kjerstad to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th
	Wagaman was recently called up to provide a bat against left-handed pitching and made two plate appearances against Andrew Abbott on Wednesday before being pulled in the seventh inning. Bruno Mulé Thu, May 28th	The Orioles are transferring the rehab assignment of Heston Kjerstad to Triple-A Norfolk. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th
	Eric Wagaman was selected to the Mets' Major League roster as part of a series of moves on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th	Heston Kjerstad will begin a rehab assignment this weekend with Double-A Chesapeake. Ari Koslow Sat, May 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Eric Wagaman 1B,LF - NYM			Heston Kjerstad LF,RF - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#124	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#124
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#195
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#188	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#191
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#115	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#230	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#117
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#292	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#288
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#188
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#121	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#185
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#79	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#147
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#107	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#248	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#347
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#189
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#79
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#269	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#189
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#225
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#269	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#93
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#160
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#167	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#309	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#115	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#170
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#152
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#179	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#400
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#160	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#22
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#227	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#308	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#21
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#46	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#227
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#147
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100	vs PHI	Brad Keller
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#269	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#134
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	vs LAA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL			@ MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL			@ MIN
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH			@ TB
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH			@ TB
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH			@ TB
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD			@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD			vs NYY
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD			vs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS			vs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS			vs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS			vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL			@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL			@ STL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL			@ STL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB			@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			@ COL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			@ COL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			@ NYM
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ NYY
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#33
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47
Mon, Apr 20th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133
Sat, Apr 25th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#182
Tue, May 5th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Thu, May 28th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314
Thu, Jun 4th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86
Fri, Jun 19th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426
Fri, Jul 17th				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129
Thu, Aug 20th				vs NYY
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs BOS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR

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