Who Should I Trade?

Miguel Amaya for Yainer Diaz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Miguel Amaya C,DH - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 177	# 302
VBR	# 367	# 592

Projections

Runs	8	7
Home Runs	2	2
RBI	10	7
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.261	.232

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 68	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 120	# 269

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 286	# 333

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 134	# 311

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Miguel Amaya C,DH - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	249	184

Runs	28	30

Hits	66	42

Singles	46	28

Doubles	10	9

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	10	5

RBI	32	22

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	10	21

Strikeouts	42	56

Batting Average	.265	.228

On Base Pct	.294	.333

Slugging Pct	.426	.359

On-base Plus Slugging	.720	.692

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Miguel Amaya C,DH - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	70	55

Runs	8	7

Hits	18	13

Singles	13	8

Doubles	3	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	10	7

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	5

Strikeouts	13	14

Batting Average	.261	.232

On Base Pct	.296	.308

Slugging Pct	.411	.376

On-base Plus Slugging	.707	.683

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU	Miguel Amaya C,DH - CHC
News
	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	Miguel Amaya went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and an RBI in Sunday's 11-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th
	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	Miguel Amaya went 2-for-5 with a home run, one run scored and three RBI in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 10th
	Yainer Diaz went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Rangers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	Miguel Amaya went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 23-3 win over the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jul 2nd
	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	Miguel Amaya went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and a solo home run on Saturday in the Cubs' 12-4 loss to the Dodgers. David Leisering Sun, Apr 26th
	Yainer Diaz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Rays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th	Miguel Amaya went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a home run, and two runs batted in to help the Cubs to a 10-2 victory over the Nationals on Saturday. David Leisering Sat, Mar 28th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU			Miguel Amaya C,DH - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Apr 29th				@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#256	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS			vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Miguel Amaya for Yainer Diaz (2026)

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