Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Richard Palacios (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 338	‐
VBR	# 395	‐

Projections

Runs	4	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	4	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.242	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 367	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 270	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Richard Palacios 2B - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	169	‐

Runs	24	‐

Hits	41	‐

Singles	27	‐

Doubles	11	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	17	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	2	‐

Walks	5	‐

Strikeouts	34	‐

Batting Average	.243	‐

On Base Pct	.271	‐

Slugging Pct	.355	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.626	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Richard Palacios 2B - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	37	‐

Runs	4	‐

Hits	9	‐

Singles	6	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	4	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	2	‐

Strikeouts	9	‐

Batting Average	.242	‐

On Base Pct	.287	‐

Slugging Pct	.371	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.658	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Richard Palacios 2B - CLE
News
	Javier Baez went 1-for-1 in a win over the Twins with a three-run double. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 3rd
	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
	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
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET			Richard Palacios 2B - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#38	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#194	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#124	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#165	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (3-0)	#206	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#200	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#194	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#195
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#192	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#224	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#340	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#224	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#150	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#170
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#100
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#371	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#330
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#321
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#150	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#281
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#297	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#16	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#195	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#153
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#262
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#399	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#153	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs ATH
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ KC
Sun, Mar 29th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Mon, Apr 13th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Mon, Apr 27th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182
Thu, May 7th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Mon, May 11th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#196
Sat, May 23rd				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th				vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Thu, Jun 4th				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42
Mon, Jun 8th				vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Thu, Sep 24th				@ BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Richard Palacios (2026)

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