Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Luke Raley (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Luke Raley 1B,LF,CF,RF - SEA	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 243	# 332
VBR	# 342	# 1226

Projections

Runs	20	6
Home Runs	7	1
RBI	22	6
Stolen Bases	2	1
Batting Average	.230	.237

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 234	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 238	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 220	# 358

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 332	# 270

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Luke Raley 1B,LF,CF,RF - SEA	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	242	78

Runs	25	10

Hits	55	20

Singles	31	13

Doubles	9	5

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	14	2

RBI	36	6

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	13	2

Strikeouts	85	16

Batting Average	.227	.256

On Base Pct	.285	.281

Slugging Pct	.446	.397

On-base Plus Slugging	.732	.678

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Luke Raley 1B,LF,CF,RF - SEA	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	147	49

Runs	20	6

Hits	34	12

Singles	20	8

Doubles	6	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	7	1

RBI	22	6

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	12	2

Strikeouts	51	12

Batting Average	.230	.237

On Base Pct	.308	.272

Slugging Pct	.425	.369

On-base Plus Slugging	.734	.641

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Luke Raley 1B,LF,CF,RF - SEA	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
News
	Luke Raley is back in the Mariners lineup on Thursday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	Javier Baez took live batting practice. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Luke Raley remains out of the Mariners lineup on Tuesday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th	Tigers utility player Javier Baez (ankle) has begun playing defense in addition to a hitting and running program he began on July 1. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th
	Luke Raley remains out of the Mariners lineup on Monday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th	Tigers utility player Javier Baez (ankle) has initiated a running and hitting program. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 1st
	Luke Raley is not in the Mariners lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th	Tigers utility player Javier Baez (ankle) is completing daily rehab after a brief shutdown. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th
	Luke Raley is back in the Mariners lineup on Tuesday against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	Javier Baez was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Thursday. Diego Sandoval Thu, Jun 11th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Luke Raley 1B,LF,CF,RF - SEA			Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#94
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#83	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#300
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#28	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#79
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#19	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#318	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#95
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#258
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#189	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#328	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#300	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#141
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#32
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#299	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#331
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#210
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#240
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#219
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#103
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#219	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#166
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#240	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#32
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#87	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#77
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#189	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#31
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#300	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#169
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#216	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#87	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#83
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#77	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)	#388
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Thu, May 28th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#207
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#87
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren		@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#203	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#197
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#252
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#83
Mon, Jun 15th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#248
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#21
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#164
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#207
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (0-2)	#139
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#98
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#129	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#83	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#248
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#21
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (1-4)	#170	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#19
Wed, Jul 1st				@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#74	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#319
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#103
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#276	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#199
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#75	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (1-4)	#170
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#77
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#226
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Jordan Montgomery	#234	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD			vs BAL
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD			vs BAL
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN			@ ATH
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET			@ SEA
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET			@ SEA
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET			@ SEA
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB			@ SF
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB			@ SF
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB			@ SF
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY			vs CLE
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU			vs CWS
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU			vs CWS
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU			vs CWS
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PIT
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL			@ PIT
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL			@ PIT
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC			@ KC
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC			@ KC
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC			@ KC
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI			vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI			vs TB
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI			vs TB
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR			vs LAD
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR			vs LAD
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR			vs LAD
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH			@ CLE
Mon, Sep 7th				vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA			@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			vs PIT
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#164
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#299
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#305
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#294
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA

Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Luke Raley (2026)

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