Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Nolan Gorman (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	Nolan Gorman 2B,3B,DH - STL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 336	# 330
VBR	# 463	# 557

Projections

Runs	6	6
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	6	7
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.235	.214

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 363	# 251

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 270	# 465

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Nolan Gorman 2B,3B,DH - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	162	224

Runs	24	21

Hits	41	41

Singles	27	28

Doubles	11	5

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	8

RBI	17	27

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	5	26

Strikeouts	32	84

Batting Average	.253	.183

On Base Pct	.282	.265

Slugging Pct	.370	.313

On-base Plus Slugging	.653	.577

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Nolan Gorman 2B,3B,DH - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	52	49

Runs	6	6

Hits	12	10

Singles	9	6

Doubles	2	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	6	7

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	6

Strikeouts	13	18

Batting Average	.235	.214

On Base Pct	.275	.298

Slugging Pct	.349	.394

On-base Plus Slugging	.624	.692

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Nolan Gorman 2B,3B,DH - STL
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	Nolan Gorman went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Orioles with a home run, a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 27th
	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	Nolan Gorman will be recalled from Triple-A ahead of Tuesday's game against the Orioles. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 25th
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Nolan Gorman went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Rangers with a home run, a run scored, an RBI and a strikeout. Chase Davis Wed, Jun 3rd
	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	Nolan Gorman went 1-for-3 in a win over the Pirates with a solo home run, one walk, one run scored and two RBI. Chase Davis Wed, May 20th
	Javier Baez is expected to transfer his rehab assignment to Triple-A Toledo on Saturday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	Nolan Gorman went 1-for-4 in a win over the Dodgers with a home run, one run scored and two RBI. Chase Davis Sat, May 2nd
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			Nolan Gorman 2B,3B,DH - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#216
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#171	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#212	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#215
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#136
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#117	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#230	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#309
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#165	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#298
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#91
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#230	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#178
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#165	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#243	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#108	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#406	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#178	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#125	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#423
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#262
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs SF
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs WSH
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Sun, Mar 29th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#67
Thu, May 7th				@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sat, May 23rd				@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#428
Mon, May 25th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th				@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#108
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Thu, Jul 30th				vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Sep 24th				@ PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Nolan Gorman (2026)

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