Who Should I Trade?

Grae Kessinger for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 341

Projections

Runs	‐	7
Home Runs	‐	2
RBI	‐	7
Stolen Bases	‐	2
Batting Average	‐	.208

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	‐	50

Runs	‐	4

Hits	‐	5

Singles	‐	1

Doubles	‐	1

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	3

RBI	‐	8

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	21

Batting Average	‐	.100

On Base Pct	‐	.118

Slugging Pct	‐	.300

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.418

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	61

Runs	‐	7

Hits	‐	13

Singles	‐	8

Doubles	‐	3

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	2

RBI	‐	7

Stolen Bases	‐	2

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	4

Strikeouts	‐	20

Batting Average	‐	.208

On Base Pct	‐	.261

Slugging Pct	‐	.356

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.617

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
News
	The Mets have reassigned infielder Grae Kessinger to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th	Shay Whitcomb went 2-for-4 in a 10-9 loss to the Reds with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th
	Grae Kessinger is expected to be sidelined for at least 8-12 weeks after being diagnosed with a significant left hamstring injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st	The Giants recalled INF/OF Shay Whitcomb from Triple-A Sacramento. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	The Mets signed Grae Kessinger to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Wed, Jan 28th	Shay Whitcomb was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 13th
		The Astros designated INF Shay Whitcomb for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
		The Astros optioned INF/OF Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 11th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT			Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#199
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#91
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#309	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#231
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#343
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#422
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#96
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#210	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#307
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#91
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#226
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#78
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	vs HOU	Bryan King
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ STL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs LAD
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Mar 27th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Mon, May 4th				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Mon, May 11th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Mon, May 18th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Mon, Jun 8th				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Mon, Jul 6th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Jul 10th				vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Fri, Jul 17th				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Tue, Jul 21st				@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Aug 10th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Aug 27th				vs ARI
Mon, Aug 31st				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Mon, Sep 7th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Mon, Sep 14th				@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Grae Kessinger for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

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