Who Should I Trade?

Esmerlyn Valdez for Tyler Soderstrom (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Tyler Soderstrom 1B,LF,DH - ATH	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 52	# 169
VBR	# 164	# 231

Projections

Runs	13	14
Home Runs	5	5
RBI	14	15
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.257	.236

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 56	# 115

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 41	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 94	# 126

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 58	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 45	# 161

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 59	# 128

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tyler Soderstrom 1B,LF,DH - ATH	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	396	192

Runs	58	34

Hits	98	48

Singles	50	21

Doubles	27	12

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	19	14

RBI	56	41

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	53	35

Strikeouts	91	83

Batting Average	.248	.250

On Base Pct	.340	.364

Slugging Pct	.470	.542

On-base Plus Slugging	.810	.905

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tyler Soderstrom 1B,LF,DH - ATH	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	89	104

Runs	13	14

Hits	23	24

Singles	13	15

Doubles	5	5

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	5	5

RBI	14	15

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	10	12

Strikeouts	22	35

Batting Average	.257	.236

On Base Pct	.339	.323

Slugging Pct	.469	.422

On-base Plus Slugging	.808	.745

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tyler Soderstrom 1B,LF,DH - ATH	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
News
	Tyler Soderstrom will undergo season-ending hip surgery on Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Esmerlyn Valdez is expected to be in the lineup in Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	The Athletics placed Tyler Soderstrom on the injured list with a left hip impingement. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	The Pirates didn’t provide an update on Esmerlyn Valdez following Monday’s game against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Tyler Soderstrom went 1-for-5 in a loss to the Rays with a double, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 11th	Esmerlyn Valdez was removed from Monday’s game against the Diamondbacks after being hit by a pitch on the left hand. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Tyler Soderstrom went 1-for-4 in a win over the Red Sox with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Pirates 8-7 win over the Cubs on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Tyler Soderstrom went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Red Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Pirates 8-5 loss against the Yankees on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tyler Soderstrom 1B,LF,DH - ATH			Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-10)	#50
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#147
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#280	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#28
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#291	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#378
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-8)	#6	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#123
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#160	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#39
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#140	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#57
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#241	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#188
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#413
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#121
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#69	vs SD	Michael King (8-8)	#59
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-5)	#72	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#111	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#81
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-10)	#50	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#222
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#90	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#44
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#42	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#357
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-7)	#136
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#101	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (14-4)	#46
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#166	vs TB	Nick Martinez (12-4)	#87
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#406	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (12-5)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#372	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#38
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-9)	#79	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#10	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#101
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#90	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#42	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (12-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#47
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#170	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#88
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (6-8)	#71	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (7-8)	#68	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#150
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#65	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#175
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#178
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#40	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4)	#120
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#8	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#62
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (2-8)	#169	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#39	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#109
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#57	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (4-10)	#82
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#86	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#104	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (4-10)	#82	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#58
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#187	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#8
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#86
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#104
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#49	@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#259	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#314	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (8-8)	#59	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-9)	#79	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#245
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#76	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#341
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#10	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#222
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#192
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#67	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#55
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#51	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#102
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#69	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (7-8)	#107
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#222	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#192	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#257
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#225
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#125	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-7)	#267
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#140	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#270
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#83	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#280
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#208	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#176
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#426	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#66
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#329	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#199
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#436	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#138
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#48	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#146
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#114
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#30	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#155
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#49	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#329
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#223	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#436
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#109	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (4-10)	#82	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-7)	#36
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#223	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#123
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#175
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#280	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#176	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#118	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#8
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#365
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#283	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (14-4)	#46
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#66	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#417
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (6-9)	#34	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#44
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-7)	#2	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#60	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#164
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#37	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#135	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#142
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#372	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#83
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#197	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#184
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (14-4)	#46	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#65
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#161	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#51
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#152	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (7-8)	#107	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#211	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-6)	#85	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#222
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#29	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#152
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-6)	#78	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#97	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4)	#120
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (15-3)	#27	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#178
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#108	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#37	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#123
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#208
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#175	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (7-2)	#31
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#178	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#47
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#123	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#29	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#129
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-6)	#78	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#196
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (12-4)	#87	@ MIA	Eury Perez (6-9)	#34
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (12-5)	#16	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#99
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#283
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-6)	#78
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#42	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (15-3)	#27
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-1)	#77	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#97
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (6-8)	#71	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#37
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#214	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#134	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#253
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (2-1)	#80	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#23	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (7-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#160	@ LAD	Blake Snell (1-1)	#17
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (7-8)	#107	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#109
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#55	@ SD	Michael King (8-8)	#59
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN			@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#74
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL			@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL			@ STL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX			vs SF
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA			vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ DET
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#51
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#76
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#223
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#47
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-7)	#249
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#61
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#44
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#332
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-10)	#50
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#433
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Esmerlyn Valdez for Tyler Soderstrom (2026)

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