Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Nick Gonzales (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 139	# 336
VBR	# 148	# 423

Projections

Runs	12	8
Home Runs	2	2
RBI	11	7
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.278	.239

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 141	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 133	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 206	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 109	# 363

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 127	# 270

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	475	149

Runs	66	22

Hits	145	39

Singles	116	27

Doubles	22	9

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	6	2

RBI	56	14

Stolen Bases	7	1

Caught Stealing	2	2

Walks	35	4

Strikeouts	88	29

Batting Average	.305	.262

On Base Pct	.365	.289

Slugging Pct	.394	.376

On-base Plus Slugging	.758	.664

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	98	65

Runs	12	8

Hits	27	16

Singles	19	11

Doubles	5	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	11	7

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	3

Strikeouts	20	16

Batting Average	.278	.239

On Base Pct	.334	.278

Slugging Pct	.403	.366

On-base Plus Slugging	.737	.644

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
News
	Nick Gonzales is back in the Pirates lineup on Monday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	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
	Nick Gonzales is not in the Pirates lineup on Sunday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	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
	Nick Gonzales is not in Friday's starting lineup but available off the bench if needed. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Aug 15th	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Nick Gonzales was pulled from Friday’s game against the Red Sox after being hit in the helmet by a pitch. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Nick Gonzales went 1-for-5 with three RBI in the Pirates 9-0 win over the Mets on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Javier Baez is expected to transfer his rehab assignment to Triple-A Toledo on Saturday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT			Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Mon, Apr 20th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#155
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, May 4th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, May 18th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Mon, Jun 1st				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#235
Fri, Jul 10th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Fri, Jul 17th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#165	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Tue, Jul 21st				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#417
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, Aug 31st				@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ CLE
Mon, Sep 7th				vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th				@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs PIT
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL

Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Nick Gonzales (2026)

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