Who Should I Trade?

Kazuma Okamoto for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kazuma Okamoto 1B,3B - TOR	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 100	‐
VBR	# 98	# 1178

Projections

Runs	15	2
Home Runs	6	1
RBI	17	2
Stolen Bases	0	1
Batting Average	.238	.231

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 155	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 86	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 77	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 123	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 105	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 138	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kazuma Okamoto 1B,3B - TOR	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	469	23

Runs	68	2

Hits	108	3

Singles	62	1

Doubles	20	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	26	2

RBI	74	5

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	43	1

Strikeouts	157	11

Batting Average	.230	.130

On Base Pct	.302	.167

Slugging Pct	.439	.391

On-base Plus Slugging	.741	.558

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kazuma Okamoto 1B,3B - TOR	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	109	17

Runs	15	2

Hits	26	4

Singles	15	2

Doubles	5	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	6	1

RBI	17	2

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	11	1

Strikeouts	29	5

Batting Average	.238	.231

On Base Pct	.319	.275

Slugging Pct	.444	.401

On-base Plus Slugging	.763	.677

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kazuma Okamoto 1B,3B - TOR	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
News
	Kazuma Okamoto went 2-for-5 in win over the Rays with a solo home run and one double. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	Shay Whitcomb was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 13th
	Kazuma Okamoto went 1-for-5 in a win over the Rays with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	The Astros designated INF Shay Whitcomb for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	Kazuma Okamoto is back in the Blue Jays lineup on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Astros optioned INF/OF Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 11th
	Kazuma Okamoto (knee) was a late scratch from Tuesday's starting lineup. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 11th	The Astros recalled Shay Whitcomb from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th
	Kazuma Okamoto is back in the Blue Jays lineup on Tuesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	The Astros optioned Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kazuma Okamoto 1B,3B - TOR			Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#220	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#71
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#270
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#439	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#250
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#438	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#422
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#427	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#120
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#72
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#149	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#92
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#171	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#174
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#9	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#223	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#50	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#210
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#152
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#130	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#244
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#20
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#61	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#178
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#161	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#48	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#18	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#31
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#165	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#137
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#22
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#25	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#142
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#155
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#223	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#70	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#103
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#173
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#257
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (13-5)	#14	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#250
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#148
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#98
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#48	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#102
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (13-5)	#14	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#9
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#103	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#114	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#220
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#71	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#161
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#146
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#102	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#149
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#133
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#406
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#93	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#146
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#110
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#31	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#61
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#65	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#412
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#194	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#438
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#408
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#145	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#41
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#115
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#267
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#194	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#179
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#128
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#205
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#5	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#47
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#128
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#71	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#25
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#345
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#128	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#172
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#204	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#137
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#160	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#216	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#35	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#220
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#90	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#127
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#235	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#145
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-10)	#101	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#63	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#110
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#33	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#86
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#54	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#111	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#438
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#79	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#408
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#76	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#28
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#109
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#13	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#256	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#408
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#250	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#427
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#422	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#412
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#208	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#40
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#149	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#60	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (13-5)	#14	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#103	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#221
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#96	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#121
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#239
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#22	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#380	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#26
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#178	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#297
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#77	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#148
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#190	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#250
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#83	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#164
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#135	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#235
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#35
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#105
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#97
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#5	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#118
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#236
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#62
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#96	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#22	vs HOU	Bryan King
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#25
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#19	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#427
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#412
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#299
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#47
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (13-5)	#14	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-8)	#34
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#49	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#96
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#52	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#152
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#425	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#89
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#69	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#61
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#79	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#186
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#66	vs ARI
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#40
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE			@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#102
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC			@ NYM
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH			vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			vs STL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			vs STL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			vs SD
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			@ STL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			vs LAD
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#38
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#97
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#23
Thu, May 14th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#138
Sun, Jun 21st				@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#181
Thu, Jul 9th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#438
Thu, Jul 30th				@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#256
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#20
Mon, Aug 31st				@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#259

Who Should I Trade?

Kazuma Okamoto for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

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