Who Should I Trade?

Joey Ortiz for Max Schuemann (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Max Schuemann 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - NYY
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 266	‐
VBR	# 282	# 1335

Projections

Runs	9	0
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	8	0
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.252	.121

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 264	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 259	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 249	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 352	# 264

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Max Schuemann 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - NYY
2026 Stats


At Bats	288	72

Runs	38	17

Hits	71	14

Singles	50	6

Doubles	12	6

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	7	2

RBI	38	8

Stolen Bases	9	3

Caught Stealing	4	2

Walks	30	12

Strikeouts	63	21

Batting Average	.247	.194

On Base Pct	.313	.333

Slugging Pct	.375	.361

On-base Plus Slugging	.688	.694

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Max Schuemann 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - NYY
2026 Projections


At Bats	69	3

Runs	9	0

Hits	17	0

Singles	12	0

Doubles	3	0

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	8	0

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	6	0

Strikeouts	14	1

Batting Average	.252	.121

On Base Pct	.313	.161

Slugging Pct	.390	.162

On-base Plus Slugging	.703	.323

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Max Schuemann 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - NYY
News
	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	The Yankees optioned INF/OF Max Schuemann to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd
	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners with a home run, one run scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	The Yankees recalled Max Schuemann from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-4 in Tuesday’s 22-0 win over the Mariners with one walk and three runs scored. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	The Yankees sent INF Max Schuemann outright to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Dodgers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Max Schuemann went 2-for-4 in Thursday's win over the Rays with one double, one stolen base, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 9th
	Joey Ortiz is back in the Brewers lineup on Wednesday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Max Schuemann went 2-for-2 in a loss to the Twins with a two-run home run and two walks. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL			Max Schuemann 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#277
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#103	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN			@ SD
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN			vs NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			@ MIN
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Apr 13th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, May 5th				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Thu, May 7th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Fri, Jul 10th				@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Joey Ortiz for Max Schuemann (2026)

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