Who Should I Trade?

Jared Young for Joey Loperfido (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM	Joey Loperfido LF,CF,RF - HOU
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 345
VBR	# 396	# 1218

Projections

Runs	17	4
Home Runs	5	1
RBI	17	4
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.235	.229

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 293

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 265	# 445

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM	Joey Loperfido LF,CF,RF - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	157	102

Runs	18	13

Hits	40	21

Singles	25	12

Doubles	8	7

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	7	1

RBI	19	11

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	13	14

Strikeouts	35	31

Batting Average	.255	.206

On Base Pct	.330	.305

Slugging Pct	.440	.324

On-base Plus Slugging	.769	.629

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM	Joey Loperfido LF,CF,RF - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	128	36

Runs	17	4

Hits	30	8

Singles	18	5

Doubles	6	2

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	5	1

RBI	17	4

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	12	3

Strikeouts	34	11

Batting Average	.235	.229

On Base Pct	.309	.300

Slugging Pct	.415	.356

On-base Plus Slugging	.724	.656

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM	Joey Loperfido LF,CF,RF - HOU
News
	Jared Young went 2-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 22nd	The Astros optioned Joey Loperfido to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th
	Since coming off the injured list on May 26, Young has gone 12-for-46 with a .911 OPS while playing nearly every day at first base. He tied the game 4-4 with an RBI single in the fifth inning Thursday before the Mets held on for the win. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jun 12th	Joey Loperfido went 1-for-1 in a win over the Blue Jays with a grand slam. Chris Schommer Wed, Jun 24th
	Young is batting .313 with a .945 OPS across 55 plate appearances this season and is expected to continue receiving steady starts against right-handed pitching. All three of his home runs have come over his last six games, a stretch that also includes three multi-hit efforts. Bruno Mulé Sat, Jun 6th	Joey Loperfido has been called up from Triple-A Sugar Land. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 9th
	Jorge Polanco (Achilles) could return from the injured list as soon as this week, which would cut into Young's time at first base and DH against right-handed pitching. Since returning from the IL himself on May 26 following left knee surgery, Young has gone 4-for-16 with two home runs, five runs, and three walks across six appearances. Bruno Mulé Tue, Jun 2nd	Joey Loperfido was activated from the IL and optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jun 4th
	Young is slashing .345/.412/.517 with three extra-base hits, three RBI, and six runs scored across 34 plate appearances and is expected to see regular time against right-handed pitching. He was activated from the injured list Tuesday and has gone 3-for-9 with four runs scored since returning. Bruno Mulé Sun, May 31st	The Astros transferred the rehab assignment of Joey Loperfido to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM			Joey Loperfido LF,CF,RF - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#135	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#130
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#191
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#391
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#187
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#187	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#219	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#109	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#304
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#332	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#132
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#78	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#258	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#226
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#132
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#227
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#367
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#268	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#168
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#300	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#271
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#365
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs DET	Drew Anderson	#100
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#83
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#101
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#171	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#156	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#174
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#332
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#147
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#70
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#312
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#275	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#309	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#48	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	vs TEX
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE			vs TOR
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT			@ SD
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT			@ SD
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT			@ SD
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL			@ SF
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL			@ SF
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL			@ SF
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ ATH
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#127
Mon, Apr 6th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Sat, Apr 25th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67
Tue, May 5th				vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#50
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129
Fri, Jun 19th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 17th				vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#89
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#83
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Jared Young for Joey Loperfido (2026)

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