Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Jose Tena (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 336	# 371
VBR	# 463	# 1151

Projections

Runs	6	3
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	6	3
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.235	.227

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 363	# 329

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 270	# 375

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH
2026 Stats


At Bats	162	242

Runs	24	33

Hits	41	55

Singles	27	34

Doubles	11	12

Triples	1	2

Home Runs	2	7

RBI	17	22

Stolen Bases	1	4

Caught Stealing	2	2

Walks	5	26

Strikeouts	32	82

Batting Average	.253	.227

On Base Pct	.282	.310

Slugging Pct	.370	.380

On-base Plus Slugging	.653	.690

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH
2026 Projections


At Bats	52	23

Runs	6	3

Hits	12	5

Singles	9	4

Doubles	2	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	6	3

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	2

Strikeouts	13	7

Batting Average	.235	.227

On Base Pct	.275	.293

Slugging Pct	.349	.330

On-base Plus Slugging	.624	.622

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH
News
	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	Jose Tena went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's win over the Rangers with a home run, two runs scored, one RBI and one walk. Jesse Garcia Thu, Aug 20th
	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	Jose Tena went 1-for-1 in a loss to the Cubs with a home run, a walk, one run scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Thu, Aug 13th
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Jose Tena provided a quick jolt in a losing effort Tuesday. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jul 8th
	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	Jose Tena went 1-for-5 in Friday's win over the Pirates with a home run, a run scored and two RBI. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jul 4th
	Javier Baez is expected to transfer his rehab assignment to Triple-A Toledo on Saturday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	Jose Tena went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Mets with a home run, two runs scored, and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Wed, May 20th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET			Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#178	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#63
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#230	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#130	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#138	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#204	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#102
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#176	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#230	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#218	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#358
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#191	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#306
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#336	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#362
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#218	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#172	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#165
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#258
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#428
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#410	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#364
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#426
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#172	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#430
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#331
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#167	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#129
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs PHI
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Thu, May 7th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Mon, May 25th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Sun, Jun 14th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372

Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Jose Tena (2026)

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