Who Should I Trade?

Nelson Velazquez for Troy Johnston (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 196	# 301
VBR	# 320	# 1152

Projections

Runs	18	9
Home Runs	3	3
RBI	18	10
Stolen Bases	4	1
Batting Average	.264	.229

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 187	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 152	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 215	# 377

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 155	# 199

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	283	57

Runs	33	10

Hits	84	14

Singles	57	7

Doubles	24	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	4

RBI	40	12

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	5	0

Walks	29	6

Strikeouts	55	16

Batting Average	.297	.246

On Base Pct	.368	.323

Slugging Pct	.413	.509

On-base Plus Slugging	.781	.832

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	146	64

Runs	18	9

Hits	38	15

Singles	26	9

Doubles	8	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	3

RBI	18	10

Stolen Bases	4	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	12	6

Strikeouts	31	20

Batting Average	.264	.229

On Base Pct	.328	.306

Slugging Pct	.397	.427

On-base Plus Slugging	.725	.733

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL
News
	Troy Johnston went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, three runs scored, and four runs batted in during Colorado's 23-9 win over the Athletics on Sunday. David Leisering Mon, Jun 15th	Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-5 in the doubleheader against the Brewers with a home run, one run scored and two RBI. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 8th
	Troy Johnston went 2-for-5 with a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base during the Rockies' loss to the Giants on Sunday. David Leisering Sun, May 31st	Nelson Velazquez went 2-for-2 in win over the Braves with a home run, one run scored, one RBI and one walk. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 1st
	Troy Johnston had a pair of singles and a walk in four plate appearances on Saturday during Colorado's 5-4 loss to Arizona. He also stole his second base of the season. David Leisering Sun, May 24th	Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-4 in a 9-2 win over the Mets with a home run, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 11th
	Troy Johnston went 3-for-4 with a walk and a pair of runs batted in on Thursday as the Rockies dropped a 10-8 decision to the Padres. David Leisering Fri, Apr 24th	Nelson Velazquez went 2-for-3 in Friday's win over the Cubs with a home run, one walk, two runs scored and three RBI. Chase Davis Sat, May 30th
	Troy Johnston went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two RBI, a stolen base, and a run scored to lead the Rockies to a 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Saturday. David Leisering Sun, Apr 19th	The Cardinals selected the contract of Nelson Velazquez from Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL			Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#167
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#197
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#111
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#152
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#328	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#237	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#94	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#141
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#254	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#83
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#63	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#164
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#189
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#300	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Sat, Apr 25th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#152	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#116
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#427	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#129
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#148	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#203	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#127
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#300
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#116	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#77
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#150	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#389
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#361	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#127
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#30
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#186	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#91
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#231
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#210
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#30	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#428	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#30	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#214
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#193	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#147
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#77
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#129	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#32	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#198
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#252	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#179
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#276
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#240
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#179	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#228
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	@ CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#193
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#361	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#270	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#56
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#210	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#79
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (1-1)	#16	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#79
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#210
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (1-1)	#16
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th				vs CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD			vs CHC
Thu, Jul 30th				vs CHC
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB			@ NYY
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL			vs COL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL			vs COL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL			vs COL
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI			vs PHI
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI			vs PHI
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD			@ CIN
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD			@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH			vs BAL
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL			vs PIT
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			@ MIL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#300
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#341
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#289
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

Nelson Velazquez for Troy Johnston (2026)

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