Who Should I Trade?

Jose Altuve for Liam Hicks (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 4 of 6 experts	33% Recommended by 2 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 76	# 84
VBR	# 94	# 307

Projections

Runs	14	9
Home Runs	3	2
RBI	12	9
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.259	.255

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 83	# 105

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 78	# 111

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 93	# 101

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 70	# 225

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 62	# 53

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 106	# 71

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	419	412

Runs	60	62

Hits	103	118

Singles	70	87

Doubles	17	13

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	14	17

RBI	41	73

Stolen Bases	4	3

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	38	50

Strikeouts	93	45

Batting Average	.246	.286

On Base Pct	.310	.372

Slugging Pct	.396	.447

On-base Plus Slugging	.706	.818

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	99	67

Runs	14	9

Hits	26	17

Singles	17	12

Doubles	5	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	2

RBI	12	9

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	9	8

Strikeouts	20	10

Batting Average	.259	.255

On Base Pct	.327	.347

Slugging Pct	.413	.383

On-base Plus Slugging	.740	.730

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB
News
	Jose Altuve went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Athletics with a home run, one run scored, one walk, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Liam Hicks went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 23rd
	Jose Altuve went 2-for-5 in a win over the Mariners with one run scored and two stolen bases. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	Liam Hicks went 3-for-5 in an 8-4 win over the Athletics with a home run, a double, one run scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 13th
	Jose Altuve is back in the Astros lineup on Friday against the Mariners. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Liam Hicks went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two walks, one run scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Colorado Rockies. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th
	Jose Altuve is not in the Astros lineup on Wednesday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Rays activated Liam Hicks. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Jose Altuve will undergo additional imaging on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring catcher Liam Hicks in a trade with the Miami Marlins. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU			Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ PHI
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Apr 29th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Thu, May 7th				@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#256
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jul 9th				vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Thu, Jul 30th				vs TEX	Cole Winn
Mon, Aug 17th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Aug 24th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Altuve for Liam Hicks (2026)

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