Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Higashioka for Randal Grichuk (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Randal Grichuk LF,RF,DH - CWS
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 346	‐
VBR	# 1219	# 654

Projections

Runs	2	6
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	2	6
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.238	.242

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 333	# 267

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 320	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Randal Grichuk LF,RF,DH - CWS
2026 Stats


At Bats	165	198

Runs	20	32

Hits	36	55

Singles	25	23

Doubles	4	20

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	7	11

RBI	18	32

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	19	7

Strikeouts	47	47

Batting Average	.218	.278

On Base Pct	.307	.304

Slugging Pct	.370	.556

On-base Plus Slugging	.676	.860

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Randal Grichuk LF,RF,DH - CWS
2026 Projections


At Bats	16	47

Runs	2	6

Hits	4	11

Singles	2	7

Doubles	1	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	2	6

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	3

Strikeouts	4	11

Batting Average	.238	.242

On Base Pct	.293	.291

Slugging Pct	.419	.431

On-base Plus Slugging	.711	.721

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Randal Grichuk LF,RF,DH - CWS
News
	Kyle Higashioka is scheduled to begin a throwing program soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Randal Grichuk went 2-for-3 in a win over the Mets with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd
	Kyle Higashioka has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor tendon strain. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 21st	Randal Grichuk went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Cubs with a three-run home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 18th
	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	Randal Grichuk went 2-for-3 in Thursday's 9-8 loss to the Reds with two doubles and three RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	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	Randal Grichuk went 1-for-2 in a loss to the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Jun 25th
	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	Randal Grichuk went 1-for-2 in a win over the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Jun 23rd
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			Randal Grichuk LF,RF,DH - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#284	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#263	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#79
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			vs COL
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Mon, May 4th				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Thu, May 14th				vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Wed, Jun 17th				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Thu, Aug 6th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Higashioka for Randal Grichuk (2026)

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