Who Should I Trade?

Liam Hicks for Tyler Stephenson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	Tyler Stephenson C - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 84	# 211
VBR	# 315	# 338

Projections

Runs	9	9
Home Runs	2	3
RBI	10	10
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.253	.230

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 71	# 207

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 105	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 111	# 171

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 101	# 218

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 225	# 267

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 53	# 335

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	Tyler Stephenson C - CIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	402	325

Runs	62	33

Hits	115	80

Singles	85	51

Doubles	12	17

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	17	12

RBI	72	43

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	50	40

Strikeouts	44	100

Batting Average	.286	.246

On Base Pct	.374	.329

Slugging Pct	.448	.409

On-base Plus Slugging	.822	.738

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	Tyler Stephenson C - CIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	73	78

Runs	9	9

Hits	18	18

Singles	13	11

Doubles	3	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	3

RBI	10	10

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	9	9

Strikeouts	12	25

Batting Average	.253	.230

On Base Pct	.347	.315

Slugging Pct	.378	.387

On-base Plus Slugging	.725	.702

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB	Tyler Stephenson C - CIN
News
	Liam Hicks went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 23rd	Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-3 in a win over the White Sox with a home run, two runs scored, three RBI, and two walks. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 14th
	Liam Hicks went 3-for-5 in an 8-4 win over the Athletics with a home run, a double, one run scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 13th	Tyler Stephenson went 3-for-4 in a win over the Rockies with two home runs, a double, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 20th
	Liam Hicks went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two walks, one run scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Colorado Rockies. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th	Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double in a 5-3 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 8th
	The Rays activated Liam Hicks. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 1-for-4 with a home run in a 7-2 win over the Mets on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, May 26th
	The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring catcher Liam Hicks in a trade with the Miami Marlins. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson hit a solo home run as part of a 2-0 win over the Marlins on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Apr 7th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Liam Hicks C,1B,DH - TB			Tyler Stephenson C - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#313	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (5-2)	#176	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#258	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#143	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs SD
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#103
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ TOR
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Sat, May 9th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Thu, May 14th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sat, May 23rd				vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Jun 29th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Thu, Aug 6th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Mon, Sep 7th				@ LAD
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Liam Hicks for Tyler Stephenson (2026)

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