Who Should I Trade?

George Valera for Rafael Devers (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Rafael Devers 1B,DH - SF	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 51	# 370
VBR	# 73	‐

Projections

Runs	14	‐
Home Runs	5	‐
RBI	15	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.246	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 90	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 70	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 31	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 49	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 36	# 388

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 69	# 329

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Rafael Devers 1B,DH - SF	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	517	37

Runs	77	1

Hits	130	8

Singles	68	5

Doubles	32	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	29	0

RBI	78	6

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	59	1

Strikeouts	149	8

Batting Average	.252	.216

On Base Pct	.328	.237

Slugging Pct	.486	.297

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.534

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Rafael Devers 1B,DH - SF	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	96	‐

Runs	14	‐

Hits	23	‐

Singles	13	‐

Doubles	5	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	5	‐

RBI	15	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	13	‐

Strikeouts	28	‐

Batting Average	.246	‐

On Base Pct	.348	‐

Slugging Pct	.459	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.807	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Rafael Devers 1B,DH - SF	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
News
	Rafael Devers went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Reds with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	The Guardians sent George Valera outright to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Rafael Devers went 1-for-3 in win over the Reds with a home run, two runs scored, one RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th	The Guardians have designated outfielder George Valera for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
	Rafael Devers went 2-for-4 in a win over the Reds with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 25th	The Guardians optioned George Valera to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
	Rafael Devers went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Red Sox with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	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
	Rafael Devers went 2-for-5 in Sunday's loss to the Rockies with a double and a three-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	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
	Rafael Devers 1B,DH - SF			George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sun, Mar 29th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Mon, Apr 13th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Mon, Apr 20th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#393
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Apr 29th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#123	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#124
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Jun 16th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#319	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#123	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Thu, Aug 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU	Bryan King		@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Thu, Aug 13th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Sun, Aug 30th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs DET
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (1-1)	#135	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD			@ MIN
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th				@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD			@ KC
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

George Valera for Rafael Devers (2026)

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