Who Should I Trade?

Ezequiel Tovar for Joey Ortiz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
Expert Recommendation	80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts	20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 179	# 267
VBR	# 160	# 273

Projections

Runs	12	9
Home Runs	3	2
RBI	12	8
Stolen Bases	1	2
Batting Average	.253	.251

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 176	# 264

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 135	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 155	# 259

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 150	# 249

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 365	# 352

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
2026 Stats


At Bats	400	296

Runs	43	39

Hits	84	74

Singles	53	52

Doubles	21	12

Triples	0	3

Home Runs	10	7

RBI	41	38

Stolen Bases	6	9

Caught Stealing	1	4

Walks	27	31

Strikeouts	110	63

Batting Average	.210	.250

On Base Pct	.259	.316

Slugging Pct	.338	.382

On-base Plus Slugging	.596	.698

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
2026 Projections


At Bats	95	70

Runs	12	9

Hits	24	17

Singles	15	12

Doubles	6	3

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	3	2

RBI	12	8

Stolen Bases	1	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	6	6

Strikeouts	25	14

Batting Average	.253	.251

On Base Pct	.296	.311

Slugging Pct	.415	.384

On-base Plus Slugging	.711	.696

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
News
	Ezequiel Tovar went 2-for-4 in Wednesday’s 13-1 win over the Nationals with one walk, one stolen base, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st
	Ezequiel Tovar was removed from Monday’s game against the Nationals with a left wrist strain. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners with a home run, one run scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	Ezequiel Tovar went 4-for-4 in a loss to the Rays with a home run, three runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-4 in Tuesday’s 22-0 win over the Mariners with one walk and three runs scored. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th
	Ezequiel Tovar went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Dodgers with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Dodgers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	Ezequiel Tovar went 3-for-4 in Friday's win over the Giants with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 4th	Joey Ortiz is back in the Brewers lineup on Wednesday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL			Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#396	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#280	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#360	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#112
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#428	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#181	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY			vs CHC
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			vs CIN
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			vs STL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301
Sat, Apr 25th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Mon, Jul 27th				@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, Aug 6th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Ezequiel Tovar for Joey Ortiz (2026)

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