Who Should I Trade?

Nelson Velazquez for Payton Eeles (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Payton Eeles 2B,SS,LF - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 310	‐
VBR	# 905	‐

Projections

Runs	0	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	0	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.118	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 386	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 199	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Payton Eeles 2B,SS,LF - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	100	‐

Runs	12	‐

Hits	19	‐

Singles	9	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	6	‐

RBI	18	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	9	‐

Strikeouts	38	‐

Batting Average	.190	‐

On Base Pct	.259	‐

Slugging Pct	.410	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.669	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Payton Eeles 2B,SS,LF - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	3	‐

Runs	0	‐

Hits	0	‐

Singles	0	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	0	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	0	‐

Strikeouts	1	‐

Batting Average	.118	‐

On Base Pct	.177	‐

Slugging Pct	.197	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.375	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Payton Eeles 2B,SS,LF - BAL
News
	Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-3 in a win over the White Sox with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 1st	The Orioles sent Payton Eeles on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	The Astros re-signed OF Nelson Velázquez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th	The Orioles reassigned INF Payton Eeles to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 5th
	The Astros designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Peyton Eeles left Sunday’s game against the Tigers with left shoulder discomfort. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 22nd
	The Astros have activated outfielder Nelson Velazquez to the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game against the Giants. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th
	The Astros claimed OF Nelson Velázquez off waivers from the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU			Payton Eeles 2B,SS,LF - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)		@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#57
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#119
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#129
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#283	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#75
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#258	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#244
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#71
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#260
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#71
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#260
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)		vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#272	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#78
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#266
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#163	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#260
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#189	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#111	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#198
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#101
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250	@ NYM	Xzavion Curry (0-1)
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs TOR	CJ Van Eyk (0-2)	#199
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#268
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#156
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#189
Thu, May 7th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jun 11th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12
Thu, Jun 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12
Thu, Jul 9th				vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#63
Thu, Aug 6th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154
Mon, Aug 17th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Mon, Sep 14th				@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#64
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24

Who Should I Trade?

Nelson Velazquez for Payton Eeles (2026)

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