Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Zach Neto (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Zach Neto SS - LAA	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 30	# 336
VBR	# 30	# 454

Projections

Runs	15	7
Home Runs	5	2
RBI	13	7
Stolen Bases	4	1
Batting Average	.245	.241

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 20	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 26	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 44	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 33	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 28	# 363

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 103	# 270

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Zach Neto SS - LAA	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	521	151

Runs	84	22

Hits	123	39

Singles	70	27

Doubles	27	9

Triples	4	1

Home Runs	22	2

RBI	64	14

Stolen Bases	18	1

Caught Stealing	11	2

Walks	54	4

Strikeouts	178	30

Batting Average	.236	.258

On Base Pct	.318	.285

Slugging Pct	.430	.371

On-base Plus Slugging	.748	.656

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Zach Neto SS - LAA	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	101	63

Runs	15	7

Hits	25	15

Singles	15	11

Doubles	5	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	5	2

RBI	13	7

Stolen Bases	4	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	9	3

Strikeouts	31	16

Batting Average	.245	.241

On Base Pct	.321	.279

Slugging Pct	.442	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.763	.649

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Zach Neto SS - LAA	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
News
	Zach Neto went 2-for-5 in Sunday's loss to the Rangers with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	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
	Zach Neto went 3-for-5 in a win over the Rangers with two doubles, one triple, two runs scored, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	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
	Zach Neto went 5-for-6 in a win over the Astros with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and seven RBI. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Zach Neto went 1-for-4 in Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to the Astros with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Zach Neto went 0-for-3 in a win over the Rangers with one walk, one run scored, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	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
	Zach Neto SS - LAA			Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#241
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, May 14th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Thu, Jun 25th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st				@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#310
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#422
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH			vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA			@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			vs PIT
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Zach Neto (2026)

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