Who Should I Trade?

Nelson Velazquez for Ryan Mountcastle (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 305	‐
VBR	# 1203	# 1270

Projections

Runs	3	1
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	3	1
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.228	.207

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 382	# 377

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 199	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	81	14

Runs	10	0

Hits	16	4

Singles	8	3

Doubles	4	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	0

RBI	13	1

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	1

Strikeouts	28	2

Batting Average	.198	.286

On Base Pct	.264	.333

Slugging Pct	.395	.357

On-base Plus Slugging	.659	.691

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	19	9

Runs	3	1

Hits	4	2

Singles	2	1

Doubles	1	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	3	1

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	0

Strikeouts	6	2

Batting Average	.228	.207

On Base Pct	.303	.241

Slugging Pct	.443	.297

On-base Plus Slugging	.746	.538

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
News
	The Astros re-signed OF Nelson Velázquez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th	Ryan Mountcastle underwent an MRI that revealed a pulled oblique strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	The Astros designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Ryan Mountcastle is no longer starting a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	The Astros have activated outfielder Nelson Velazquez to the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game against the Giants. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th	Ryan Mountcastle will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	The Astros claimed OF Nelson Velázquez off waivers from the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	Ryan Mountcastle resumed running in Florida. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
	The Cardinals designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Ryan Mountcastle's timeline to return is “June, pushing into July." Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th
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			Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#269
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#276	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ NYM
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ NYY
Thu, May 7th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jun 11th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Thu, Jun 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Thu, Jul 9th				vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Thu, Aug 6th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Mon, Aug 17th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CLE
Mon, Sep 14th				@ NYM
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Nelson Velazquez for Ryan Mountcastle (2026)

ExpertRecommendation

Expert
Recommendation