Who Should I Trade?

John Rave for Ryan Ward (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Ward 1B,LF,RF - FA	John Rave LF,CF,RF - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 487

Projections

Runs	‐	1
Home Runs	‐	0
RBI	‐	1
Stolen Bases	‐	0
Batting Average	‐	.193

Misc

Injury Alert	FA	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 435	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Ward 1B,LF,RF - FA	John Rave LF,CF,RF - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	55	142

Runs	8	26

Hits	12	33

Singles	5	18

Doubles	4	8

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	3	6

RBI	12	13

Stolen Bases	0	8

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	5	17

Strikeouts	17	38

Batting Average	.218	.232

On Base Pct	.283	.315

Slugging Pct	.455	.430

On-base Plus Slugging	.738	.744

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Ward 1B,LF,RF - FA	John Rave LF,CF,RF - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	6

Runs	‐	1

Hits	‐	1

Singles	‐	1

Doubles	‐	0

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	0

RBI	‐	1

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	2

Batting Average	‐	.193

On Base Pct	‐	.287

Slugging Pct	‐	.268

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.555

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Ward 1B,LF,RF - FA	John Rave LF,CF,RF - KC
News
	The Dodgers designated OF Ryan Ward for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 16th	John Rave went 1-for-3 in loss to the Guardians with two runs scored, one walk, and one stolen base. Chase Davis Sat, Sep 26th
	The Dodgers optioned Ryan Ward to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th	John Rave went 1-for-4 in a win over the Astros with a home run, a run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Thu, Sep 17th
	Ryan Ward went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Angels with a home run, one run scored, and one RBI. Chase Davis Mon, Jun 8th	John Rave went 0-for-2 in a 3-2 win over the Red Sox with two walks and one stolen base. Chase Davis Sat, Sep 12th
	Ryan Ward went 1-for-2 in win over the Phillies with a home run, a run scored, one RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Mon, Jun 1st	John Rave went 1-for-3 in a win over the Diamondbacks with a run scored, a stolen base, and a strikeout. Chase Davis Thu, Sep 10th
	The Dodgers recalled Ryan Ward from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th	John Rave went 1-for-3 in loss to the Diamondbacks with a home run, one run scored, two RBI, and two strikeouts. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ryan Ward 1B,LF,RF - FA	John Rave LF,CF,RF - KC
Fri, Mar 27th		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Mon, Mar 30th		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Thu, Apr 2nd		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sun, Apr 5th		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Mon, Apr 6th		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, Apr 7th		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Thu, Apr 9th		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Fri, Apr 10th		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sat, Apr 11th		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Sun, Apr 12th		vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72
Tue, Apr 14th		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Wed, Apr 15th		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Thu, Apr 16th		@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Apr 17th		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Apr 18th		@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sun, Apr 19th		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, Apr 20th		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Apr 22nd		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Fri, Apr 24th		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#57
Sat, Apr 25th		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Sun, Apr 26th		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Tue, Apr 28th		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Apr 29th		@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, May 1st		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Sat, May 2nd		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Mon, May 4th		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, May 5th		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Thu, May 7th		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Fri, May 8th		vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Sat, May 9th		vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th		vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Wed, May 13th		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Thu, May 14th		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Fri, May 15th		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, May 16th		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, May 17th		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Mon, May 18th		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Tue, May 19th		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Wed, May 20th		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Fri, May 22nd		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, May 23rd		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, May 24th		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Mon, May 25th		vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Tue, May 26th		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, May 27th		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Fri, May 29th		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sat, May 30th		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sun, May 31st		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st		@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Wed, Jun 3rd		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Thu, Jun 4th		@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Fri, Jun 5th		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Sat, Jun 6th		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sun, Jun 7th		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Tue, Jun 9th		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Wed, Jun 10th		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jun 11th		vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Fri, Jun 12th		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Sat, Jun 13th		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Sun, Jun 14th		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Jun 15th		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Wed, Jun 17th		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Thu, Jun 18th		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Fri, Jun 19th		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Sun, Jun 21st		vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, Jun 22nd		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Tue, Jun 23rd		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Wed, Jun 24th		@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Thu, Jun 25th		@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Fri, Jun 26th		@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Tue, Jun 30th		vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd		vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sat, Jul 4th		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Mon, Jul 6th		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Jul 7th		@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th		@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Jul 9th		@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46
Fri, Jul 10th		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sat, Jul 11th		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Jul 17th		vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Jul 18th		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Sun, Jul 19th		vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Wed, Jul 22nd		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Jul 23rd		@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 24th		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th		@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Sun, Jul 26th		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, Jul 28th		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Wed, Jul 29th		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Thu, Jul 30th		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 31st		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sat, Aug 1st		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Sun, Aug 2nd		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187
Tue, Aug 4th		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Wed, Aug 5th		vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81
Thu, Aug 6th		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Aug 7th		vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sat, Aug 8th		vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sun, Aug 9th		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Mon, Aug 10th		@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th		@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th		@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 15th		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, Aug 16th		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Mon, Aug 17th		vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Tue, Aug 18th		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#194
Wed, Aug 19th		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Thu, Aug 20th		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sat, Aug 22nd		vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Sun, Aug 23rd		vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127
Wed, Aug 26th		@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Thu, Aug 27th		@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Fri, Aug 28th		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th		@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sun, Aug 30th		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Tue, Sep 1st		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Wed, Sep 2nd		vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, Sep 3rd		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Fri, Sep 4th		vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th		vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127
Sun, Sep 6th		vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Sep 7th		vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th		vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#41
Wed, Sep 9th		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Fri, Sep 11th		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sat, Sep 12th		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sun, Sep 13th		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Sep 15th		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Wed, Sep 16th		@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Thu, Sep 17th		@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165
Fri, Sep 18th		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sat, Sep 19th		@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sun, Sep 20th		@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#156
Tue, Sep 22nd		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Wed, Sep 23rd		vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Thu, Sep 24th		vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Fri, Sep 25th		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sat, Sep 26th		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Sep 27th		vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29

Who Should I Trade?

John Rave for Ryan Ward (2026)

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