Who Should I Trade?

James Wood for Moises Ballesteros (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 12	# 282
VBR	# 125	# 257

Projections

Runs	11	10
Home Runs	3	3
RBI	10	11
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.262	.247

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 11	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 11	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 35	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 6	# 196

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 124	# 294

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 17	# 441

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA
2026 Stats


At Bats	437	234

Runs	100	20

Hits	116	49

Singles	59	34

Doubles	26	9

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	30	6

RBI	73	27

Stolen Bases	17	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	90	22

Strikeouts	153	58

Batting Average	.265	.209

On Base Pct	.393	.275

Slugging Pct	.536	.325

On-base Plus Slugging	.928	.600

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA
2026 Projections


At Bats	62	86

Runs	11	10

Hits	16	21

Singles	9	15

Doubles	4	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	3

RBI	10	11

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	10	8

Strikeouts	21	19

Batting Average	.262	.247

On Base Pct	.376	.313

Slugging Pct	.487	.388

On-base Plus Slugging	.863	.701

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA
News
	James Wood was doing baserunning work on the field on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	The Angels activated Moises Ballesteros. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Nationals manager Blake Butera said James Wood’s recovery from his oblique strain has been slower than hoped. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	The Cubs have traded catcher Moises Ballesteros to the Angels in a three-player deal on Monday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd
	James Wood hit off a tee on Friday at 60 percent intensity. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	The Cubs optioned Moises Ballesteros to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	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	Moises Ballesteros went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run on Sunday, helping the Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Diamondbacks. David Leisering Mon, May 4th
	James Wood (oblique) was placed on the 10-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 4th	Moises Ballesteros went 1-for-4 with a grand slam home run in the Cubs' 9-7 loss to the Padres on Monday. David Leisering Tue, Apr 28th
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			Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#116	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#79
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#433	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ WSH
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs SEA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs MIN
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, May 4th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Thu, May 28th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, Jun 18th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 9th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIN
Thu, Sep 24th				@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

James Wood for Moises Ballesteros (2026)

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