Who Should I Trade?

Gavin Lux for Josh Bell (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Josh Bell 1B,DH - MIN	Gavin Lux 2B,3B,LF,DH - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 160	‐
VBR	# 195	# 1231

Projections

Runs	12	2
Home Runs	4	0
RBI	13	2
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.249	.251

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 156	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 153	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 222	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 152	# 343

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 118	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Josh Bell 1B,DH - MIN	Gavin Lux 2B,3B,LF,DH - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	471	‐

Runs	67	‐

Hits	120	‐

Singles	75	‐

Doubles	27	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	17	‐

RBI	81	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	42	‐

Strikeouts	106	‐

Batting Average	.255	‐

On Base Pct	.319	‐

Slugging Pct	.425	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.744	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Josh Bell 1B,DH - MIN	Gavin Lux 2B,3B,LF,DH - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	90	16

Runs	12	2

Hits	22	4

Singles	15	3

Doubles	4	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	0

RBI	13	2

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	10	2

Strikeouts	20	4

Batting Average	.249	.251

On Base Pct	.329	.330

Slugging Pct	.418	.350

On-base Plus Slugging	.747	.680

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Josh Bell 1B,DH - MIN	Gavin Lux 2B,3B,LF,DH - TB
News
	Josh Bell went 1-for-3 in a 9-6 win over the Athletics on Monday with a double, one run scored, three RBI and one walk. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	Gavin Lux hit off Griffin Jax in a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Josh Bell went 2-for-4 in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Atlanta with a home run, a run scored, and two RBI. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 19th	Gavin Lux is back in St. Pete with his rehab assignment paused. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Josh Bell went 2-for-5 in a 9-5 win over the Orioles on Monday with a home run, one run scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 11th	Rays infielder Gavin Luz went 3-for-4 as the designated hitter for Triple-A Durham on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th
	Josh Bell went 4-for-5 in an 8-6 win over the Brewers with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th	Gavin Lux is starting a rehab assignment at Triple-A Durham on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	Josh Bell went 2-for-4 against the Royals with a home run, a run scored, and one RBI in an 8-2 loss on Tuesday. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 5th	Rays manager Kevin Cash said Gavin Lux will begin a rehab assignment on June 29. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 19th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Josh Bell 1B,DH - MIN			Gavin Lux 2B,3B,LF,DH - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Tue, Mar 31st				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351	vs DET	Ty Madden	#278
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jun 17th				@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#151	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#173
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Fri, Aug 14th				vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th				@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Gavin Lux for Josh Bell (2026)

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