Who Should I Trade?

Josh Naylor for Yainer Diaz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 49	# 177
VBR	# 23	# 320

Projections

Runs	13	7
Home Runs	3	2
RBI	14	9
Stolen Bases	4	0
Batting Average	.272	.268

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 54	# 68

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 68	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 66	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 31	# 120

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 31	# 286

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 88	# 134

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	491	257

Runs	49	28

Hits	133	68

Singles	105	48

Doubles	18	10

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	10	10

RBI	47	33

Stolen Bases	25	0

Caught Stealing	7	2

Walks	40	10

Strikeouts	68	42

Batting Average	.271	.265

On Base Pct	.331	.293

Slugging Pct	.369	.420

On-base Plus Slugging	.700	.713

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	96	61

Runs	13	7

Hits	26	16

Singles	18	11

Doubles	5	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	2

RBI	14	9

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	9	3

Strikeouts	15	11

Batting Average	.272	.268

On Base Pct	.343	.303

Slugging Pct	.425	.435

On-base Plus Slugging	.768	.738

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU
News
	Josh Naylor went 3-for-5 with two RBI in the Mariners 7-5 win over the Brewers on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Yainer Diaz went 3-for-4 in a win over the Yankees with two home runs, three runs scored, three RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th
	Josh Naylor is back in the Mariners lineup on Wednesday against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 in a win over the Rangers with a home run, one RBI, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 1st
	Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor is out of Tuesday's lineup due to right wrist soreness. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th	Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 in Wednesday’s 7-4 win over the Angels with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th
	Josh Naylor went 3-for-4 with two home runs in the Mariners 3-2 loss against the Rays on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Yainer Diaz went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Rangers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th
	Mariners manager Dan Wilson said Josh Naylor was fine after leaving Sunday's game. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Yainer Diaz went 2-for-4 in loss to the Nationals with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA			Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#375	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#238
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Wed, Jul 1st				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Josh Naylor for Yainer Diaz (2026)

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