Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Higashioka for Patrick Bailey (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 345	‐
VBR	# 1200	# 499

Projections

Runs	2	8
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	2	8
Stolen Bases	0	1
Batting Average	.246	.222

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 320	# 349

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 333	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Patrick Bailey C - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	165	252

Runs	20	23

Hits	36	49

Singles	25	34

Doubles	4	7

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	7	7

RBI	18	30

Stolen Bases	0	3

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	19	21

Strikeouts	47	70

Batting Average	.218	.194

On Base Pct	.307	.254

Slugging Pct	.370	.314

On-base Plus Slugging	.676	.567

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Patrick Bailey C - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	18	72

Runs	2	8

Hits	4	16

Singles	3	11

Doubles	1	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	2	8

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	6

Strikeouts	5	21

Batting Average	.246	.222

On Base Pct	.300	.281

Slugging Pct	.441	.348

On-base Plus Slugging	.741	.629

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Patrick Bailey C - CLE
News
	Kyle Higashioka is scheduled to begin a throwing program soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Patrick Bailey went 2-for-5 in a 9-1 win over the Rockies with a home run, a double, a run scored, three RBI, and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 22nd
	Kyle Higashioka has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor tendon strain. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st	Bailey went 2-for-3 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Giants with a walk, one run scored, one RBI, one stolen base and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Fri, Aug 21st
	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	Patrick Bailey went 1-for-3 in a 5-0 win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday with a home run, a run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Mon, Aug 3rd
	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	Patrick Bailey went 1-for-4 in a 3-1 loss to the Twins in 12 innings with a home run, a walk, one run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Fri, Jul 24th
	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	Patrick Bailey went 4-for-5 in Monday's 13-4 win over the Twins with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Matthew Adam Tue, Jul 21st
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			Patrick Bailey C - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#326
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#318	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#286	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#275	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB			vs DET
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB			vs DET
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			vs DET
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ KC
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#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 (9-5)	#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 Patrick Bailey (2026)

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