Who Should I Trade?

James Outman for Javier Baez (2026)

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News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	James Outman LF,CF,RF - DET	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 371	# 334
VBR	# 1238	# 802

Projections

Runs	5	11
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	4	12
Stolen Bases	1	2
Batting Average	.197	.236

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 433	# 270

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 333	# 357

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	James Outman LF,CF,RF - DET	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	155	97

Runs	22	15

Hits	26	28

Singles	15	20

Doubles	4	6

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	5	2

RBI	17	11

Stolen Bases	6	1

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	10	2

Strikeouts	70	19

Batting Average	.168	.289

On Base Pct	.228	.307

Slugging Pct	.316	.412

On-base Plus Slugging	.544	.719

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	James Outman LF,CF,RF - DET	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	35	98

Runs	5	11

Hits	7	23

Singles	4	16

Doubles	1	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	4	12

Stolen Bases	1	2

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	4	4

Strikeouts	14	24

Batting Average	.197	.236

On Base Pct	.278	.272

Slugging Pct	.361	.356

On-base Plus Slugging	.639	.628

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	James Outman LF,CF,RF - DET	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
News
	Tigers outfielder James Outman went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer in a 4-3 win over the Royals on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	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
	Tigers outfielder James Outman went 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk in a 9-3 win over the Yankees on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 1st	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
	James Outman went 1-for-2 in a win over the Astros with a home run, two runs scored, three RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 27th	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Tigers outfielder James Outman went 2-for-2 with an RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base in a 4-1 win over the White Sox on Saturday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 21st	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	The Tigers have added outfielder James Outman to the active roster on Friday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jun 12th	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
	James Outman LF,CF,RF - DET			Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#74	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#74
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#321	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#321
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#90	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#90
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#232	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#232
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#21
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#149	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#149
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#250	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#250
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#44	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#44
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#187	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#187
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#151	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#151
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#109	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#109
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#280	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#280
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#288	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#288
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#157	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#157
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#149	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#149
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#147	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#147
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#208	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#208
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#48	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#48
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#184	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#184
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#99	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#99
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#404	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#404
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#260	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#260
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#208	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#208
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-2)	#136	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-2)	#136
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#101	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#101
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#142	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#142
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#278	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#278
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#260	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#260
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#18
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#65	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#65
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#272	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#272
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#81
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#171	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#171
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#236	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#236
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#145	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#145
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#88	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#88
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#433	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#433
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#425	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#425
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#305	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#305
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#43	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#43
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#114	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#114
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#94	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#94
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#83	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#83
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			vs CWS
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			vs CWS
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			vs CWS
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			@ KC
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			@ KC
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			@ KC
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB			vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			vs TB
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			vs TB
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			vs LAD
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			vs LAD
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			vs LAD
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs PIT

Who Should I Trade?

James Outman for Javier Baez (2026)

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