Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Higashioka for Shane McGuire (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 346	‐
VBR	# 1237	‐

Projections

Runs	2	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	2	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.199	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 320	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 333	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Shane McGuire C - ATH
2026 Stats


At Bats	165	‐

Runs	20	‐

Hits	36	‐

Singles	25	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	7	‐

RBI	18	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	19	‐

Strikeouts	47	‐

Batting Average	.218	‐

On Base Pct	.307	‐

Slugging Pct	.370	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.676	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Shane McGuire C - ATH
2026 Projections


At Bats	15	‐

Runs	2	‐

Hits	3	‐

Singles	2	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	2	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Batting Average	.199	‐

On Base Pct	.260	‐

Slugging Pct	.301	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.561	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kyle Higashioka C,DH - TEX	Shane McGuire C - ATH
News
	Kyle Higashioka is scheduled to begin a throwing program soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Athletics reassigned C Shane McGuire to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 2nd
	Kyle Higashioka has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor tendon strain. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jul 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
	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 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 Higashioka C,DH - TEX			Shane McGuire C - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#208
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#145	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#271	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#379	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#157
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#301	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#291	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			vs HOU
Fri, Mar 27th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Mon, Apr 20th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, May 14th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Thu, Jun 4th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Wed, Jun 17th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Aug 17th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10

Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Higashioka for Shane McGuire (2026)

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