Who Should I Trade?

Francisco Alvarez for Kyle Higashioka (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Francisco Alvarez C,DH - NYM	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 166	# 346
VBR	# 295	# 1200

Projections

Runs	10	2
Home Runs	4	1
RBI	11	2
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.231	.246

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 105	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 121	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 166	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 203	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 284	# 320

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 299	# 333

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Francisco Alvarez C,DH - NYM	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	298	165

Runs	29	20

Hits	70	36

Singles	46	25

Doubles	11	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	13	7

RBI	30	18

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	36	19

Strikeouts	101	47

Batting Average	.235	.218

On Base Pct	.325	.307

Slugging Pct	.403	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.727	.676

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Francisco Alvarez C,DH - NYM	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	77	18

Runs	10	2

Hits	18	4

Singles	11	3

Doubles	3	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	1

RBI	11	2

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	9	1

Strikeouts	24	5

Batting Average	.231	.246

On Base Pct	.315	.300

Slugging Pct	.416	.441

On-base Plus Slugging	.730	.741

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Francisco Alvarez C,DH - NYM	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
News
	Francisco Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two runs scored and an RBI in Sunday's 11-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 10th	Kyle Higashioka is scheduled to begin a throwing program soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	The Mets are reportedly shopping Francisco Alvarez in a trade. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Kyle Higashioka has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor tendon strain. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st
	Francisco Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 24th	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
	Francisco Alvarez went 2-for-3 in Thursday’s win over the Phillies with two solo home runs and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	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
	Francisco Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday’s 9-6 loss to the Cubs. He drove in the Mets’ first two runs with a two-run single in his first plate appearance before adding a 403-foot solo homer off Phil Maton in the seventh inning. Bruno Mulé Wed, Jun 24th	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
	Francisco Alvarez C,DH - NYM			Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#318
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#258	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#286
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			vs TB
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ MIN
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Apr 16th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sat, Apr 25th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Tue, May 5th				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, Jun 19th				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Tue, Jul 28th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#275
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Francisco Alvarez for Kyle Higashioka (2026)

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