Who Should I Trade?

George Valera for Yandy Diaz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Yandy Diaz 1B,DH - TB	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	# 36	# 372
VBR	# 46	‐

Projections

Runs	10	‐
Home Runs	2	‐
RBI	10	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.290	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 37	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 37	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 52	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 75	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 23	# 392

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 40	# 329

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Yandy Diaz 1B,DH - TB	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	548	37

Runs	83	1

Hits	167	8

Singles	121	5

Doubles	24	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	21	0

RBI	77	6

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	52	1

Strikeouts	87	8

Batting Average	.305	.216

On Base Pct	.372	.237

Slugging Pct	.467	.297

On-base Plus Slugging	.840	.534

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Yandy Diaz 1B,DH - TB	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	70	‐

Runs	10	‐

Hits	20	‐

Singles	14	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	10	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	7	‐

Strikeouts	12	‐

Batting Average	.290	‐

On Base Pct	.364	‐

Slugging Pct	.442	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.806	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Yandy Diaz 1B,DH - TB	George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
News
	Yandy Diaz went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, two runs scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Sep 1st	The Guardians sent George Valera outright to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Yandy Diaz went 2-for-5 with a home run, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's 9-4 loss to the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	The Guardians have designated outfielder George Valera for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
	Yandy Diaz went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in Wednesday’s 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	The Guardians optioned George Valera to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
	Yandy Diaz went 1-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and an RBI in Tuesday’s 12-4 win over the Athletics. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 12th	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
	Yandy Diaz went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Monday's 10-6 win against the Athletics. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 11th	The Guardians placed OF George Valera on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Yandy Diaz 1B,DH - TB			George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 13th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Sat, May 9th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#170
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#242
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Sat, May 23rd				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Mon, Jun 29th				vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#172
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#222	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#101	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#60
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#248	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#311
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Thu, Aug 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Thu, Aug 13th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#303
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#153
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#235	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#188
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#176	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Samuel Strickland		@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#86	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Mon, Sep 14th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ KC
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#253
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH

Who Should I Trade?

George Valera for Yandy Diaz (2026)

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