Who Should I Trade?

J.C. Escarra for Liam Hicks (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	J.C. Escarra C - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 84	‐
VBR	# 286	‐

Projections

Runs	6	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	6	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.254	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 71	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 105	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 111	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 101	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 238	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 53	# 455

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	J.C. Escarra C - NYY
2026 Stats


At Bats	434	85

Runs	62	8

Hits	126	16

Singles	95	10

Doubles	13	5

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	17	0

RBI	76	7

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	50	6

Strikeouts	48	18

Batting Average	.290	.188

On Base Pct	.371	.239

Slugging Pct	.442	.271

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.510

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	J.C. Escarra C - NYY
2026 Projections


At Bats	46	‐

Runs	6	‐

Hits	12	‐

Singles	9	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	6	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	5	‐

Strikeouts	7	‐

Batting Average	.254	‐

On Base Pct	.341	‐

Slugging Pct	.369	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.710	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	J.C. Escarra C - NYY
News
	Liam Hicks went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 23rd	The Yankees optioned C J.C. Escarra to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Liam Hicks went 3-for-5 in an 8-4 win over the Athletics with a home run, a double, one run scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 13th	The Yankees recalled C J.C. Escarra from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	Liam Hicks went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two walks, one run scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Colorado Rockies. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th	The Yankees optioned C J.C. Escarra to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 20th
	The Rays activated Liam Hicks. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Yankees recalled C J.C. Escarra from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th
	The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring catcher Liam Hicks in a trade with the Miami Marlins. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	J.C. Escarra went 2-for-4 in Saturday's 13-4 win over the Royals with a double, a triple, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Apr 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB			J.C. Escarra C - NYY
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Mon, Apr 13th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#242
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#236
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Sat, May 9th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#282
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Mon, Jun 29th				vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#339
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#222	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#190
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#248	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50
Thu, Aug 13th				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#165
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#86
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#101
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#235	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#176	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#86	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#253
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#101
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245

Who Should I Trade?

J.C. Escarra for Liam Hicks (2026)

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