Who Should I Trade?

George Valera for Jorge Polanco (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jorge Polanco 2B,3B,DH - NYM	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 236	# 370
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

Runs	2	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	2	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.214	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 211	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 220	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 227	# 388

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 296	# 329

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jorge Polanco 2B,3B,DH - NYM	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	135	37

Runs	7	1

Hits	20	8

Singles	13	5

Doubles	5	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	6	6

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	9	1

Strikeouts	36	8

Batting Average	.148	.216

On Base Pct	.201	.237

Slugging Pct	.230	.297

On-base Plus Slugging	.431	.534

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jorge Polanco 2B,3B,DH - NYM	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	14	‐

Runs	2	‐

Hits	3	‐

Singles	2	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	2	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	2	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Batting Average	.214	‐

On Base Pct	.290	‐

Slugging Pct	.357	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.647	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jorge Polanco 2B,3B,DH - NYM	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
News
	Mets interim manager Andy Green told reporters that Jorge Polanco is likely to undergo surgery on his ankle. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Guardians sent George Valera outright to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Jorge Polanco went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, one run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th	The Guardians have designated outfielder George Valera for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
	The Mets activated Jorge Polanco from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	The Guardians optioned George Valera to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
	Jorge Polanco said his rehab game on Saturday went well. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th	George Valera (calf) has been reinstated from the IL and will join the Guardians ahead of Monday's game against the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th
	Jorge Polanco will begin a rehab assignment on Saturday with Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th	The Guardians placed OF George Valera on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jorge Polanco 2B,3B,DH - NYM			George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Apr 6th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Apr 16th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Mon, Apr 20th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#360
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Sat, Apr 25th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, May 5th				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#136
Mon, May 11th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Mon, Jun 8th				vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Fri, Jun 19th				@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Jul 28th				@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Aug 13th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#193
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Mon, Aug 24th				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#193	vs DET
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			vs DET
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ MIN
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ KC
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI

Who Should I Trade?

George Valera for Jorge Polanco (2026)

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