Who Should I Trade?

Max Kepler for Mike Yastrzemski (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Max Kepler LF,RF - ARI	Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - ATL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 301
VBR	# 377	# 365

Projections

Runs	19	20
Home Runs	5	6
RBI	19	18
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.238	.235

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 246

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 295	# 308

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Max Kepler LF,RF - ARI	Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - ATL
2026 Stats


At Bats	51	235

Runs	5	34

Hits	12	54

Singles	7	36

Doubles	3	11

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	2	6

RBI	12	28

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	4	27

Strikeouts	13	63

Batting Average	.235	.230

On Base Pct	.281	.318

Slugging Pct	.412	.362

On-base Plus Slugging	.693	.680

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Max Kepler LF,RF - ARI	Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - ATL
2026 Projections


At Bats	144	139

Runs	19	20

Hits	34	33

Singles	22	19

Doubles	7	7

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	5	6

RBI	19	18

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	15	18

Strikeouts	32	38

Batting Average	.238	.235

On Base Pct	.314	.327

Slugging Pct	.396	.420

On-base Plus Slugging	.710	.746

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Max Kepler LF,RF - ARI	Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - ATL
News
	Max Kepler went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Diamondbacks 6-5 win over the Athletics on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd	The Braves activated Mike Yastrzemski from the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Max Kepler went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in the Diamondbacks 8-0 win over the Padres on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	Mike Yastrzemski (elbow) could return from the IL as soon as Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Jul 18th
	The Diamondbacks will activate Max Kepler before Thursday’s game against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	The Atlanta Braves placed Mike Yastrzemski on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to left elbow inflammation. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 11th
	Max Kepler will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Reno on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 16th	Mike Yastrzemski went 1-for-3 with a grand slam, two walks, and two runs scored in Thursday's 10-5 win over the Pirates. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jul 9th
	The Diamondbacks signed Max Kepler to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 7th	Mike Yastrzemski went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer, a walk, and two runs scored in Saturday's 14-3 win over the Mets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Jul 5th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Max Kepler LF,RF - ARI			Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#76	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#180	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#71
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#138
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#78	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#74	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#155	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#126	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#297
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#32
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#187	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#93	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#268	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#166
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#399
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#287	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#168
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#113
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#215
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#226	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#280
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#176
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#312	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#133
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-2)	#207
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	@ SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#143
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#242	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#299
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190	vs SD	JP Sears (2-3)	#143
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#118	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#92	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#212
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#296	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#160
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#60
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#47	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#86
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE			vs WSH
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD			vs MIA
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD			vs MIA
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD			vs MIA
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD			@ NYY
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL			vs NYM
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL			vs NYM
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL			vs ARI
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL			vs ARI
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN			@ MIL
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			vs COL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI			vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			@ WSH
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			@ PHI
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC			@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs PHI
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ MIA
Sun, Mar 29th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Mon, Apr 6th				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45
Mon, Apr 20th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Fri, Apr 24th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#247
Mon, May 4th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Thu, May 14th				vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#107
Thu, May 28th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Sun, Aug 30th				vs COL
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB

Who Should I Trade?

Max Kepler for Mike Yastrzemski (2026)

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