Who Should I Trade?
Esmerlyn Valdez for Michael Harris II (2026)
See if your team wins or loses with this trade View Trade Analyzer
Experts' Pick | ||
| Michael Harris II CF - ATL  | Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 48 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 29 | # 1234 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 49 | 8 |
| Home Runs | 15 | 2 |
| RBI | 53 | 9 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 0 |
| Batting Average | .278 | .229 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 35 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 39 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 57 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 59 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 71 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 28 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 78 | ‐ |
| Michael Harris II CF - ATL | Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 202 | 16 |
| Runs | 27 | 2 |
| Hits | 61 | 2 |
| Singles | 42 | 0 |
| Doubles | 6 | 0 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 2 |
| RBI | 36 | 5 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 8 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 41 | 9 |
| Batting Average | .302 | .125 |
| On Base Pct | .330 | .222 |
| Slugging Pct | .525 | .500 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .855 | .722 |
| Michael Harris II CF - ATL | Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 363 | 63 |
| Runs | 49 | 8 |
| Hits | 101 | 15 |
| Singles | 66 | 9 |
| Doubles | 18 | 3 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 15 | 2 |
| RBI | 53 | 9 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 0 |
| Walks | 18 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 75 | 20 |
| Batting Average | .278 | .229 |
| On Base Pct | .315 | .308 |
| Slugging Pct | .465 | .391 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .780 | .699 |
| Michael Harris II CF - ATL | Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT | |
| News | ||
| Michael Harris II went 3-for-5 with three singles and three RBI in Friday's 8-3 win over the Reds. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, May 30th | The Pirates optioned Esmerlyn Valdez to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | |
| Michael Harris II went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Thursday's 10-2 win over the Red Sox. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, May 28th | Esmerlyn Valdez belted a two-run, first-inning home run on Tuesday to help the Pirates to a 12-1 victory over the Cubs. David Leisering Wed, May 27th | |
| Michael Harris II went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double, three RBI, and two runs in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Red Sox. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, May 27th | Esmerlyn Valdez hit his first career major league home run on Sunday, helping the Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the Blue Jays in Toronto. David Leisering Mon, May 25th | |
| Michael Harris II went 2-for-5 with a pair of homers and three RBI in Thursday's 9-3 win over the Marlins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, May 22nd | The Pirates officially called up Esmerlyn Valdez from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd | |
| Michael Harris II went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI, and a steal in Tuesday's 8-4 win over the Marlins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, May 20th | Esmerlyn Valdez was called up to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Diego Sandoval Thu, May 21st | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Michael Harris II CF - ATL | Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #115 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | vs SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #138 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #237 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #413 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | vs STL | Hunter Dobbins (0-0) | #198 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ COL | Brennan Bernardino (2-3) | #257 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ LAD | Blake Snell (0-1) | #64 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #340 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #120 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #204 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #234 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #58 | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs TOR | Austin Voth | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | vs LAD | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ CWS | vs LAD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ CWS | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ ATH | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs SF | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs SF | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs MIL | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs MIL | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs MIL | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ SD | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ SD | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs SEA | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ SF | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ SF | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ SF | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ PHI | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs STL | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs STL | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs STL | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs NYM | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs NYM | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs NYM | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ STL | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ STL | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ STL | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs TEX | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs TEX | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs TEX | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs SD | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SD | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs SD | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ BAL | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ BAL | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ BAL | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ NYM | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ NYM | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ NYM | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs WSH | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs WSH | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs WSH | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs WSH | @ CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ MIL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ NYY | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ NYY | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ NYY | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs NYM | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs NYM | @ MIA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ MIA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs ARI | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs ARI | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs ARI | vs BOS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ SD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs LAD | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs LAD | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs COL | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs COL | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs COL | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ WSH | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ WSH | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs SF | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ PHI | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ PHI | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ PHI | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs TB | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs TB | @ CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs TB | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PHI | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PHI | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PHI | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ CHC | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ CHC | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ HOU | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ HOU | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ HOU | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIA | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIA | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIA | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs SF | |||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ SD | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs NYM | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs SD | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs NYM | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs LAD | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ PHI | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ CHC | |||||
