Who Should I Trade?

Jesus Rodriguez for Moises Ballesteros (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA	Jesus Rodriguez C,OF - SF
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 264	# 301
VBR	# 242	‐

Projections

Runs	7	‐
Home Runs	2	‐
RBI	8	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.246	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 196	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 192	# 318

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 441	# 224

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA	Jesus Rodriguez C,OF - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	265	51

Runs	22	7

Hits	55	12

Singles	39	7

Doubles	9	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	7	2

RBI	30	8

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	24	5

Strikeouts	67	8

Batting Average	.208	.235

On Base Pct	.272	.316

Slugging Pct	.321	.412

On-base Plus Slugging	.592	.728

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA	Jesus Rodriguez C,OF - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	62	‐

Runs	7	‐

Hits	15	‐

Singles	10	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	8	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	6	‐

Strikeouts	14	‐

Batting Average	.246	‐

On Base Pct	.310	‐

Slugging Pct	.389	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.699	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA	Jesus Rodriguez C,OF - SF
News
	Moises Ballesteros went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Yankees with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 3rd	Jesus Rodriguez has been shut down from baseball activities. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 7th
	The Angels activated Moises Ballesteros. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Giants transferred Jesus Rodriguez from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Sep 4th
	The Cubs have traded catcher Moises Ballesteros to the Angels in a three-player deal on Monday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd	The Giants say Jesus Rodriguez is seeking a second opinion. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	The Cubs optioned Moises Ballesteros to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th	Jesus Rodriguez will be re-evaluated at the end of the week. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	Moises Ballesteros went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run on Sunday, helping the Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Diamondbacks. David Leisering Mon, May 4th	Jesus Rodriguez is scheduled to be re-evaluated later this week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA			Jesus Rodriguez C,OF - SF
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#134
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#44
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#240
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#175
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#44	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#181
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#88
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Mon, May 25th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#358
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#282
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#328
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Thu, Jun 25th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Wed, Jul 1st				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#358
Mon, Jul 6th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#358
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#292
Thu, Jul 30th				@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#88
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#179
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#240	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	vs HOU	Bryan King
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#418	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#151	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Thu, Aug 27th				vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#360
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#146
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-2)	#168	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#134
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#146
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			vs LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Jesus Rodriguez for Moises Ballesteros (2026)

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