Who Should I Trade?

Nacho Alvarez Jr. for Javier Baez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B - LAA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 336	‐
VBR	# 360	# 1288

Projections

Runs	7	0
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	7	0
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.242	.237

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 363	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 270	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B - LAA
2026 Stats


At Bats	154	‐

Runs	24	‐

Hits	40	‐

Singles	27	‐

Doubles	10	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	14	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	2	‐

Walks	5	‐

Strikeouts	31	‐

Batting Average	.260	‐

On Base Pct	.290	‐

Slugging Pct	.377	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.667	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B - LAA
2026 Projections


At Bats	61	3

Runs	7	0

Hits	15	1

Singles	10	1

Doubles	3	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	7	0

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	0

Strikeouts	15	1

Batting Average	.242	.237

On Base Pct	.282	.267

Slugging Pct	.370	.276

On-base Plus Slugging	.652	.543

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B - LAA
News
	Tigers utility man Javier Baez went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in a 13-1 rout of the A's on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, Aug 1st	Nacho Alvarez Jr. was dealt to the Angels on Monday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 3rd
	The Tigers have activated utility player Javier Baez from the injured list, and he will start Tuesday's game against the Orioles in center field. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 28th	The Braves optioned Nacho Alvarez Jr. to Triple-A Gwinnett. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Javier Baez is expected to transfer his rehab assignment to Triple-A Toledo on Saturday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET			Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Sun, Mar 29th				@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Apr 13th				@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#201	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#112	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sat, May 23rd				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Mon, Jun 8th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Sun, Jun 14th				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Thu, Jun 18th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#208	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#429	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178
Thu, Aug 20th				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th				@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ SEA
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH

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Nacho Alvarez Jr. for Javier Baez (2026)

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