Who Should I Trade?

Jonah Heim for Salvador Perez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 124	# 234
VBR	# 193	# 440

Projections

Runs	11	9
Home Runs	5	3
RBI	15	10
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.246	.223

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 93	# 203

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 96	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 138	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 112	# 254

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 206	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 190	# 137

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH
2026 Stats


At Bats	468	278

Runs	46	27

Hits	104	58

Singles	67	32

Doubles	19	15

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	17	11

RBI	58	40

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	19	23

Strikeouts	99	57

Batting Average	.222	.209

On Base Pct	.267	.271

Slugging Pct	.376	.381

On-base Plus Slugging	.643	.653

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH
2026 Projections


At Bats	101	77

Runs	11	9

Hits	25	17

Singles	15	11

Doubles	5	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	5	3

RBI	15	10

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	5	6

Strikeouts	22	17

Batting Average	.246	.223

On Base Pct	.298	.283

Slugging Pct	.430	.372

On-base Plus Slugging	.728	.655

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH
News
	Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 in an 11-7 win over the Tigers with a double, two runs scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 24th	Jonah Heim went 3-for-5 in Wednesday’s loss to the Red Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th
	Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 in a win over the Athletics with a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Fri, Aug 21st	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
	Salvador Perez is not in the Royals lineup on Friday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	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
	Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 in loss to the Rockies with a home run, a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 2nd	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
	Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 in win over the Tigers with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 26th	Jonah Heim went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and one walk in Saturday's loss to the Angels. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 28th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC			Jonah Heim C,1B,DH - ATH
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Tue, Mar 31st				@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#270
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Mon, Apr 13th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sat, Jun 20th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#392	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Mon, Jun 29th				vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#115
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#103
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Mon, Aug 24th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Mon, Aug 31st				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR			@ SEA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231

Who Should I Trade?

Jonah Heim for Salvador Perez (2026)

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