Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Manzardo for Nelson Velazquez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 250	# 305
VBR	# 1149	# 1177

Projections

Runs	3	2
Home Runs	1	1
RBI	3	2
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.232	.226

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 267	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 195	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 221	# 382

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 378	# 199

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	312	85

Runs	40	10

Hits	66	16

Singles	42	8

Doubles	10	4

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	13	4

RBI	38	13

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	36	7

Strikeouts	114	31

Batting Average	.212	.188

On Base Pct	.303	.253

Slugging Pct	.375	.377

On-base Plus Slugging	.678	.629

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	19	18

Runs	3	2

Hits	4	4

Singles	3	2

Doubles	1	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	3	2

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	2

Strikeouts	5	6

Batting Average	.232	.226

On Base Pct	.309	.300

Slugging Pct	.414	.451

On-base Plus Slugging	.723	.751

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
News
	The Guardians optioned Kyle Manzardo to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Astros re-signed OF Nelson Velázquez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	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	The Astros designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 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	The Astros have activated outfielder Nelson Velazquez to the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game against the Giants. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th
	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	The Astros claimed OF Nelson Velázquez off waivers from the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	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	The Cardinals designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
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			Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#393	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#124	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#238
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ ATH
Sat, Apr 4th				@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sun, Jun 14th				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Jul 17th				vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Manzardo for Nelson Velazquez (2026)

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