Who Should I Trade?

George Valera for Salvador Perez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	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	# 123	# 370
VBR	# 164	‐

Projections

Runs	10	‐
Home Runs	4	‐
RBI	13	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.247	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 93	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 96	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 135	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 112	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 206	# 388

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 190	# 329

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	490	37

Runs	46	1

Hits	109	8

Singles	70	5

Doubles	21	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	17	0

RBI	61	6

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	20	1

Strikeouts	106	8

Batting Average	.222	.216

On Base Pct	.267	.237

Slugging Pct	.374	.297

On-base Plus Slugging	.640	.534

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	87	‐

Runs	10	‐

Hits	22	‐

Singles	14	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	4	‐

RBI	13	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	5	‐

Strikeouts	19	‐

Batting Average	.247	‐

On Base Pct	.299	‐

Slugging Pct	.431	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.730	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
News
	Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 in an 11-7 win over the Tigers with a double, two runs scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 24th	The Guardians sent George Valera outright to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 in a win over the Athletics with a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Fri, Aug 21st	The Guardians have designated outfielder George Valera for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
	Salvador Perez is not in the Royals lineup on Friday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	The Guardians optioned George Valera to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
	Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 in loss to the Rockies with a home run, a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 2nd	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
	Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 in win over the Tigers with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 26th	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
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC			George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Tue, Mar 31st				@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Mon, Apr 13th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#393
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#124
Mon, May 11th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#124	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, Jun 8th				vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sat, Jun 20th				@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Jun 29th				vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Thu, Aug 13th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Mon, Aug 24th				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs DET
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Mon, Sep 14th				vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			@ KC
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU

Who Should I Trade?

George Valera for Salvador Perez (2026)

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