Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Manzardo for Yainer Diaz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 177	# 250
VBR	# 341	# 1197

Projections

Runs	8	3
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	9	3
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.263	.222

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	# 267

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 120	# 195

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 134	# 378

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 286	# 221

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	249	312

Runs	28	40

Hits	66	66

Singles	46	42

Doubles	10	10

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	10	13

RBI	32	38

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	10	36

Strikeouts	42	114

Batting Average	.265	.212

On Base Pct	.294	.303

Slugging Pct	.426	.375

On-base Plus Slugging	.720	.678

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	67	23

Runs	8	3

Hits	18	5

Singles	12	3

Doubles	3	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	9	3

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	2

Strikeouts	12	6

Batting Average	.263	.222

On Base Pct	.298	.297

Slugging Pct	.419	.407

On-base Plus Slugging	.717	.704

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
News
	Yainer Diaz went 3-for-4 in a win over the Yankees with two home runs, three runs scored, three RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th	The Guardians optioned Kyle Manzardo to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 in a win over the Rangers with a home run, one RBI, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 1st	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
	Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 in Wednesday’s 7-4 win over the Angels with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th	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
	Yainer Diaz went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Rangers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 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
	Yainer Diaz went 2-for-4 in loss to the Nationals with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th	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
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU			Kyle Manzardo 1B,DH - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#360
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Wed, Apr 29th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#136
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#276	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Thu, Jul 9th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Aug 13th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#193
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Mon, Aug 24th				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS			vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	vs DET
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			vs DET
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BAL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ MIN
Mon, Sep 14th				vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ KC
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Kyle Manzardo for Yainer Diaz (2026)

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