Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 330	‐
VBR	# 691	# 1315

Projections

Runs	12	1
Home Runs	3	0
RBI	12	1
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.238	.152

Misc

Injury Alert	-	DFA

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 356	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 270	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	114	23

Runs	16	2

Hits	32	3

Singles	24	1

Doubles	6	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	14	5

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	3	1

Strikeouts	21	11

Batting Average	.281	.130

On Base Pct	.303	.167

Slugging Pct	.386	.391

On-base Plus Slugging	.689	.558

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	100	7

Runs	12	1

Hits	24	1

Singles	17	1

Doubles	4	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	0

RBI	12	1

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	4	1

Strikeouts	25	2

Batting Average	.238	.152

On Base Pct	.274	.226

Slugging Pct	.365	.219

On-base Plus Slugging	.639	.445

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - HOU
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	The Astros designated INF Shay Whitcomb for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	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	The Astros optioned INF/OF Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 11th
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	The Astros recalled Shay Whitcomb from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th
	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	The Astros optioned Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
	Javier Baez is expected to transfer his rehab assignment to Triple-A Toledo on Saturday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	Shay Whitcomb was seen in the Astros clubhouse on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th
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,CF - DET			Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#82	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#40
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (7-8)	#54	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#96
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#320	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#53	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#80	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (4-6)	#130
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#235	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#145
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#99	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#306
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#47	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#352
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (8-4)	#105	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#181
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#60	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-6)	#432
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#379
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#104	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#434
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-7)	#73
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-7)	#110	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#91
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-6)	#52	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-7)	#11
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#434
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#149	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#159	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (8-4)	#105
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (4-6)	#130	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#134
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#145	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-9)	#95
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (14-3)	#28	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#184
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#48	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-6)	#37
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (1-0)	#213	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#204
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#93	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#65
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#136	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#189	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#365
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#209	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-11)	#68
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#277
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#165	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-3)	#137
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#33	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-5)	#84
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#92	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#158
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (7-6)	#35	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#10
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#147	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-3)	#28	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#57
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#159	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#100
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#71	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-2)	#21
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#70	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#93
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#44	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#13
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#39	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#32
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (8-7)	#29	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#91
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#154	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#152	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-7)	#9
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-10)	#24	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#25
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#184	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#206
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-6)	#37	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (5-8)	#109
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#60
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#74
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-8)	#62	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#40	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-7)	#9
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#97	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#25
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#223	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#303
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#180	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#204
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#72	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#81
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#174	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (5-8)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#78	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#13	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-8)	#121
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#32	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#323
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#91	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#101
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-8)	#263
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#383	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (5-8)	#109
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#74	@ KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#70
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#233	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-4)	#77
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#19	vs DET	Framber Valdez (7-7)	#36
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#141	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#34
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#223	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-2)	#120	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#74
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#108	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#184
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (6-5)	#26	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#76	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#106
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#154
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#49
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#284	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-7)	#148
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#233	@ DET	Framber Valdez (7-7)	#36
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#19	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#86
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (5-8)	#109
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#16	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#60
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#65	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#25
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#257	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (11-5)	#15
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#92	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#196
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#157	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#129
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#306	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#56
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#188
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#51	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#257
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#92
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-3)	#5	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#33
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#98
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#97	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-8)	#62
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#270	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-3)	#137
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-7)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#117	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#273
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#230	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-6)	#52
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#433
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#426	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#108
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#71	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#72
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-7)	#407
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#43	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-8)	#263
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#98	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-8)	#62	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#97
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#306	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#25
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-8)	#121	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-7)	#9
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#101	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#92
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-7)	#73	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#154
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#13	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#32
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ SD	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#79
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-11)	#59	@ SD	Michael King (7-8)	#54
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#18	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#320
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-3)	#169
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#56	@ SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#194
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-6)	#37
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#180	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#108	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-7)	#73
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#72	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#13
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-5)	#30	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#250
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-8)	#263
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			vs ATH
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ ATH
Sun, Mar 29th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#23
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#23
Sat, May 23rd				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#230
Mon, May 25th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#92
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-4)	#55
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#97
Sun, Jun 14th				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#78
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)	#301
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#106
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#150
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

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