Who Should I Trade?

James Wood for Jose Altuve (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 12	# 76
VBR	# 125	# 64

Projections

Runs	11	15
Home Runs	3	4
RBI	10	13
Stolen Bases	2	2
Batting Average	.262	.261

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 11	# 106

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 11	# 83

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 35	# 78

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 6	# 93

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 17	# 62

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 124	# 70

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	437	412

Runs	100	59

Hits	116	102

Singles	59	69

Doubles	26	17

Triples	1	2

Home Runs	30	14

RBI	73	41

Stolen Bases	17	4

Caught Stealing	2	3

Walks	90	37

Strikeouts	153	93

Batting Average	.265	.248

On Base Pct	.393	.311

Slugging Pct	.536	.401

On-base Plus Slugging	.928	.712

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	62	105

Runs	11	15

Hits	16	27

Singles	9	19

Doubles	4	5

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	4

RBI	10	13

Stolen Bases	2	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	10	10

Strikeouts	21	22

Batting Average	.262	.261

On Base Pct	.376	.329

Slugging Pct	.487	.419

On-base Plus Slugging	.863	.748

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU
News
	James Wood was doing baserunning work on the field on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Jose Altuve went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Athletics with a home run, one run scored, one walk, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	Nationals manager Blake Butera said James Wood’s recovery from his oblique strain has been slower than hoped. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Jose Altuve went 2-for-5 in a win over the Mariners with one run scored and two stolen bases. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th
	James Wood hit off a tee on Friday at 60 percent intensity. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Jose Altuve is back in the Astros lineup on Friday against the Mariners. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	Nationals manager Blake Butera said James Wood is not expected to be activated from the injured list when eligible later this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Jose Altuve is not in the Astros lineup on Wednesday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	James Wood (oblique) was placed on the 10-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 4th	Jose Altuve will undergo additional imaging on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH			Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#116	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#276
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#433	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ ATH
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATH

Who Should I Trade?

James Wood for Jose Altuve (2026)

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