Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Higashioka for Kyle Manzardo (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 250	# 346
VBR	# 1204	# 1200

Projections

Runs	3	2
Home Runs	1	1
RBI	3	2
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.217	.246

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 267	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 195	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 221	# 320

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 378	# 333

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	312	165

Runs	40	20

Hits	66	36

Singles	42	25

Doubles	10	4

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	13	7

RBI	38	18

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	36	19

Strikeouts	114	47

Batting Average	.212	.218

On Base Pct	.303	.307

Slugging Pct	.375	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.678	.676

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	23	18

Runs	3	2

Hits	5	4

Singles	3	3

Doubles	1	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	3	2

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	1

Strikeouts	7	5

Batting Average	.217	.246

On Base Pct	.304	.300

Slugging Pct	.398	.441

On-base Plus Slugging	.702	.741

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
News
	The Guardians optioned Kyle Manzardo to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Kyle Higashioka is scheduled to begin a throwing program soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Kyle Manzardo went 1-for-3 in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Reds with a two-run home run, a run scored, two RBI, two walks, and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Thu, Jul 30th	Kyle Higashioka has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor tendon strain. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st
	Kyle Manzardo went 1-for-3 with a grand slam in a 6-5 win over the Reds in Game 1 of a Tuesday doubleheader. He went 0-for-1 in the nightcap. Matthew Adam Wed, Jul 29th	Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-1 with a solo home run as a pinch hitter in Wednesday’s 13-1 loss to the Angels. He hit the homer in the eighth inning to put Texas on the board, then stayed in the game as a pitcher and allowed two runs on two hits with a hit batter in one inning of mop-up work. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jul 9th
	Kyle Manzardo went 3-for-5 in Wednesday’s loss to the Twins with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 23rd	Higashioka is slashing .235/.313/.391 with five home runs, 14 RBI, and 15 runs scored across 128 plate appearances this season and has recorded three multi-hit games over his last 10 appearances. His three-run homer cleared the Green Monster in the second inning Sunday to extend the Rangers' lead before he added a single in the seventh. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jun 15th
	Kyle Manzardo went 1-for-3 in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Matthew Adam Wed, Jul 1st	Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Angels with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, May 24th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE			Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sat, Apr 4th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#326	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#318
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Jun 14th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#286
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Thu, Jul 30th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#275
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Mon, Aug 31st				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			vs TB
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ MIN
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Higashioka for Kyle Manzardo (2026)

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