Who Should I Trade?

Jonah Heim for Kyle Manzardo (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 238	# 250
VBR	# 563	# 1159

Projections

Runs	8	3
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	9	3
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.223	.222

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 254	# 195

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 221

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	# 378

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 203	# 267

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	286	312

Runs	29	40

Hits	61	66

Singles	34	42

Doubles	15	10

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	12	13

RBI	41	38

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	23	36

Strikeouts	59	114

Batting Average	.213	.212

On Base Pct	.274	.303

Slugging Pct	.392	.375

On-base Plus Slugging	.666	.678

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	68	20

Runs	8	3

Hits	15	4

Singles	10	3

Doubles	3	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	9	3

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	6	2

Strikeouts	15	6

Batting Average	.223	.222

On Base Pct	.282	.297

Slugging Pct	.366	.397

On-base Plus Slugging	.648	.693

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
News
	Jonah Heim went 1-for-4 in loss to the Orioles with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th	The Guardians optioned Kyle Manzardo to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Jonah Heim went 3-for-5 in Wednesday’s loss to the Red Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th	Kyle Manzardo went 1-for-3 in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Reds with a two-run home run, a run scored, two RBI, two walks, and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Thu, Jul 30th
	Jonah Heim went 1-for-4 in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Red Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 28th	Kyle Manzardo went 1-for-3 with a grand slam in a 6-5 win over the Reds in Game 1 of a Tuesday doubleheader. He went 0-for-1 in the nightcap. Matthew Adam Wed, Jul 29th
	Jonah Heim went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Marlins with a home run, one run scored, and six RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th	Kyle Manzardo went 3-for-5 in Wednesday’s loss to the Twins with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 23rd
	Jonah Heim went 2-for-3 in win over the Dodgers with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and a walk. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 2nd	Kyle Manzardo went 1-for-3 in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Matthew Adam Wed, Jul 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH			Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#310	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#323
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#140
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#112	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#192
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs DET
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ KC
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 6th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Mon, Apr 27th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Mon, May 4th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Mon, May 11th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Aug 13th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Sep 14th				vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Jonah Heim for Kyle Manzardo (2026)

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