Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Higashioka for Mitch Garver (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Mitch Garver C,DH - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 345	‐
VBR	# 1200	# 1342

Projections

Runs	2	0
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	2	0
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.246	.087

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 320	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 333	# 347

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Mitch Garver C,DH - NYY
2026 Stats


At Bats	165	126

Runs	20	17

Hits	36	22

Singles	25	15

Doubles	4	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	7	4

RBI	18	15

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	19	22

Strikeouts	47	49

Batting Average	.218	.175

On Base Pct	.307	.302

Slugging Pct	.370	.294

On-base Plus Slugging	.676	.596

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Mitch Garver C,DH - NYY
2026 Projections


At Bats	18	4

Runs	2	0

Hits	4	0

Singles	3	0

Doubles	1	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	2	0

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	0

Strikeouts	5	1

Batting Average	.246	.087

On Base Pct	.300	.147

Slugging Pct	.441	.131

On-base Plus Slugging	.741	.278

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Mitch Garver C,DH - NYY
News
	Kyle Higashioka is scheduled to begin a throwing program soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Mitch Garver reported to Triple-A Scranton. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 15th
	Kyle Higashioka has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor tendon strain. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st	The Yankees signed Mitch Garver to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	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	The Mariners released Mitch Garver. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	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	Mitch Garver went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Mariners 4-0 win over the Blue Jays on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	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	Mitch Garver went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in the Mariners 6-5 win over the Orioles on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 10th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX			Mitch Garver C,DH - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#318	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#286
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#275
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			vs COL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			vs NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			@ MIN
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, May 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Wed, Jun 17th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Higashioka for Mitch Garver (2026)

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