Who Should I Trade?

Keibert Ruiz for Nick Fortes (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Keibert Ruiz C - WSH	Nick Fortes C - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 256	# 348
VBR	# 432	# 1125

Projections

Runs	7	5
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	8	5
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.256	.232

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 273	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 313	# 342

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 124	# 312

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Keibert Ruiz C - WSH	Nick Fortes C - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	279	259

Runs	40	28

Hits	79	68

Singles	50	50

Doubles	21	14

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	8	4

RBI	43	29

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	16	9

Strikeouts	33	34

Batting Average	.283	.263

On Base Pct	.323	.307

Slugging Pct	.444	.363

On-base Plus Slugging	.768	.670

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Keibert Ruiz C - WSH	Nick Fortes C - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	64	48

Runs	7	5

Hits	16	11

Singles	11	8

Doubles	3	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	8	5

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	4	3

Strikeouts	8	9

Batting Average	.256	.232

On Base Pct	.301	.285

Slugging Pct	.396	.340

On-base Plus Slugging	.698	.625

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Keibert Ruiz C - WSH	Nick Fortes C - TB
News
	Keibert Ruiz went 2-for-4 in loss to the Marlins with a home run, two hits, one run scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Sat, Aug 22nd	Nick Fortes went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 10-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 22nd
	Keibert Ruiz went 3-for-3 in a win over the Reds with three singles, one run scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Mon, Aug 10th	Nick Fortes went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and one RBI in Monday's 7-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st
	Keibert Ruiz supplied some rare thump in a lineup that didn’t have enough of it to keep pace. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jul 11th	Nick Fortes went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's 3-1 win over the Houston Astros. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 4th
	Keibert Ruiz went 3-for-4 in Sunday's win over the Mariners with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Jesse Garcia Mon, Jun 15th	Nick Fortes went 4-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored in Wednesday's 7-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jun 11th
	Keibert Ruiz went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Padres with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, May 30th	Nick Fortes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-2 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Apr 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Keibert Ruiz C - WSH			Nick Fortes C - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#112	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs DET	Ty Madden	#313
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#364	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#258
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#143
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams	#426	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ PHI
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jul 9th				vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Aug 17th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#103
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs ATH
Thu, Sep 24th				@ NYY

Who Should I Trade?

Keibert Ruiz for Nick Fortes (2026)

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