Who Should I Trade?

Moises Ballesteros for Ryan Jeffers (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Jeffers C,DH - MIN	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 109	# 282
VBR	# 219	# 257

Projections

Runs	12	10
Home Runs	3	3
RBI	11	11
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.255	.247

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 95	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 119	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 122	# 196

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 160	# 294

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 64	# 441

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Jeffers C,DH - MIN	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA
2026 Stats


At Bats	239	234

Runs	41	20

Hits	65	49

Singles	39	34

Doubles	15	9

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	10	6

RBI	42	27

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	39	22

Strikeouts	46	58

Batting Average	.272	.209

On Base Pct	.377	.275

Slugging Pct	.469	.325

On-base Plus Slugging	.846	.600

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Jeffers C,DH - MIN	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA
2026 Projections


At Bats	81	86

Runs	12	10

Hits	21	21

Singles	13	15

Doubles	4	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	3

RBI	11	11

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	10	8

Strikeouts	18	19

Batting Average	.255	.247

On Base Pct	.346	.313

Slugging Pct	.428	.388

On-base Plus Slugging	.774	.701

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Jeffers C,DH - MIN	Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA
News
	Ryan Jeffers went 2-for-4 in a 9-5 win over the Orioles on Monday with a double, two runs scored, three RBI, and a walk. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 11th	The Angels activated Moises Ballesteros. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Ryan Jeffers went 1-for-4 in a 5-3 win over the Mariners on Friday with a home run, a run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 1st	The Cubs have traded catcher Moises Ballesteros to the Angels in a three-player deal on Monday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd
	Ryan Jeffers went 3-for-5 in an 11-8 win over the Athletics on Sunday with three RBI and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Mon, Jul 27th	The Cubs optioned Moises Ballesteros to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th
	Ryan Jeffers went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 22nd	Moises Ballesteros went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run on Sunday, helping the Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Diamondbacks. David Leisering Mon, May 4th
	Ryan Jeffers went 1-for-4 in a 5-2 win over the Cubs on Friday with a home run, a run scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, Jul 18th	Moises Ballesteros went 1-for-4 with a grand slam home run in the Cubs' 9-7 loss to the Padres on Monday. David Leisering Tue, Apr 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
	Ryan Jeffers C,DH - MIN			Moises Ballesteros C,DH - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Tue, Mar 31st				@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Thu, Apr 16th				@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Mon, Apr 20th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Mon, May 4th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Thu, May 21st				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 8th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#151	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Mon, Jul 27th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Fri, Aug 14th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167
Thu, Aug 20th				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS			@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th				@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ SEA
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Moises Ballesteros for Ryan Jeffers (2026)

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