Who Should I Trade?

Isiah Kiner-Falefa for Javier Baez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS - BOS	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 257	# 336
VBR	# 1211	# 423

Projections

Runs	3	8
Home Runs	0	2
RBI	2	8
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.250	.237

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 256	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 248	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 338	# 363

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 230	# 270

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS - BOS	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	119	146

Runs	19	20

Hits	33	38

Singles	27	27

Doubles	4	9

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	13	14

Stolen Bases	7	1

Caught Stealing	2	2

Walks	12	4

Strikeouts	18	29

Batting Average	.277	.260

On Base Pct	.344	.288

Slugging Pct	.361	.363

On-base Plus Slugging	.705	.651

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS - BOS	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	27	70

Runs	3	8

Hits	7	17

Singles	5	12

Doubles	1	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	2

RBI	2	8

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	3

Strikeouts	5	17

Batting Average	.250	.237

On Base Pct	.290	.275

Slugging Pct	.330	.362

On-base Plus Slugging	.620	.637

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS - BOS	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
News
	Isiah Kiner-Falefa is due to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 15th	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
	The Red Sox transferred INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	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
	Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been cleared to start a hitting program. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Isiah Kiner-Falefa is scheduled to undergo X-rays early next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Isiah Kiner-Falefa is scheduled to be re-evaluated on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	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
	Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS - BOS			Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#189
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#121
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#270
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#430
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY			vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL			@ CLE
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			vs COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			vs PIT
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sat, May 9th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Mon, Jun 1st				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Jun 15th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Tue, Jul 21st				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Mon, Sep 14th				@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH

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Isiah Kiner-Falefa for Javier Baez (2026)

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