Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Tyler Callihan (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET	Tyler Callihan 2B,3B,LF,RF - PIT
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 332	‐
VBR	# 1236	# 1142

Projections

Runs	6	11
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	6	10
Stolen Bases	1	3
Batting Average	.235	.223

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 270	# 246

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 358	‐

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


At Bats	78	78

Runs	10	12

Hits	20	19

Singles	13	11

Doubles	5	3

Triples	0	2

Home Runs	2	3

RBI	6	15

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	2	9

Strikeouts	16	27

Batting Average	.256	.244

On Base Pct	.281	.326

Slugging Pct	.397	.449

On-base Plus Slugging	.678	.775

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


At Bats	49	89

Runs	6	11

Hits	12	20

Singles	8	13

Doubles	2	4

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	6	10

Stolen Bases	1	3

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	2	8

Strikeouts	12	28

Batting Average	.235	.223

On Base Pct	.271	.287

Slugging Pct	.365	.356

On-base Plus Slugging	.636	.643

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET	Tyler Callihan 2B,3B,LF,RF - PIT
News
	Javier Baez took live batting practice. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Tyler Callihan went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in the Pirates 9-4 win over the Reds on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th
	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	Tyler Callihan went 2-for-2 with two home runs, two walks, three runs scored, and four runs batted in to help the Pirates to a 9-8 comeback win over the Dodgers on Wednesday. David Leisering Thu, Jun 11th
	Tigers utility player Javier Baez (ankle) has initiated a running and hitting program. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 1st	The Pirates recalled Tyler Callihan from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th
	Tigers utility player Javier Baez (ankle) is completing daily rehab after a brief shutdown. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th	Callihan was acquired from the Reds in early March in a deal that sent Kyle Nicolas to Cincinnati and spent the spring competing for a depth spot on Pittsburgh's Opening Day roster. He made his MLB debut with Cincinnati in 2025, appearing in four games and going 1-for-6 with an RBI. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st
	Javier Baez was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Thursday. Diego Sandoval Thu, Jun 11th	Left fielder/second baseman Tyler Callihan has been traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for pitcher Kyle Nicolas. David Leisering Wed, Mar 4th
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,CF - DET			Tyler Callihan 2B,3B,LF,RF - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#94	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#304	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (3-1)	#73	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#427
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#92
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#79	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#52	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#69
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#209
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#94
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#99	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#241
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#108	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#54	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#281
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#123	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#64
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#90
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#150	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#65	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#33
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#336	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#92	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#162
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#141	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#211	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#216	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#116
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#126	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#172
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#37	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#141
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#211
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#63
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#164	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#89
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#55
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#78	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#436
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#171	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#24	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#79
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)	#387	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#24
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#76	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#229
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#48	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-2)	#102	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#208	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#161	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#99
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#91	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#58
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#206	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#186
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#90	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#187
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#60	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#126
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#353
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#257	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#54
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#196
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#282	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#156
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#18	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#311
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#208	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#292
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (0-2)	#142	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#437
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#83	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#97	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#133	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#92
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#282	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#18	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#141
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#21	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#307
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#309	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#286
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#72
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#156	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#247
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#151
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#202	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#126
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#95
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#38
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-2)	#102	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#167
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (1-4)	#173	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#27
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#78	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#36
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#219	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL			vs ARI
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL			vs ARI
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH			@ CIN
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH			@ CIN
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH			@ CIN
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA			@ MIL
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA			@ MIL
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA			@ MIL
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE			@ MIA
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE			@ MIA
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE			@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT			vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			vs DET
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			vs DET
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB			@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			@ SD
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			@ STL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ CHC
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs KC
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ DET
Sun, Mar 29th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Mon, Apr 13th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#72
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#52
Thu, May 7th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Sat, May 23rd				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#305
Mon, May 25th				vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#93
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#282
Sun, Jun 14th				vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#64
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CIN
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Thu, Sep 24th				vs STL

Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Tyler Callihan (2026)

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