Who Should I Trade?

Nelson Velazquez for William Contreras (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	William Contreras C,DH - MIL	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 41	# 305
VBR	# 81	# 1203

Projections

Runs	14	3
Home Runs	3	1
RBI	14	3
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.273	.228

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 35	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 47	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 65	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 55	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 84	# 382

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 21	# 199

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	William Contreras C,DH - MIL	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	477	81

Runs	65	10

Hits	127	16

Singles	92	8

Doubles	22	4

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	12	4

RBI	66	13

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	50	7

Strikeouts	74	28

Batting Average	.266	.198

On Base Pct	.337	.264

Slugging Pct	.392	.395

On-base Plus Slugging	.729	.659

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	William Contreras C,DH - MIL	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	97	19

Runs	14	3

Hits	27	4

Singles	18	2

Doubles	5	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	14	3

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	13	2

Strikeouts	19	6

Batting Average	.273	.228

On Base Pct	.363	.303

Slugging Pct	.432	.443

On-base Plus Slugging	.795	.746

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	William Contreras C,DH - MIL	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
News
	William Contreras went 3-for-4 in Tuesday’s loss to the Mets with two doubles, two runs scored, and one walk. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th	The Astros re-signed OF Nelson Velázquez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	William Contreras went 4-for-4 in a win over the Braves with one RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	The Astros designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	William Contreras went 2-for-4 in a 4-1 win over the Dodgers with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	The Astros have activated outfielder Nelson Velazquez to the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game against the Giants. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th
	William Contreras went 1-for-3 in Wednesday’s 4-2 win over the Pirates with a home run, two runs scored, one RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 6th	The Astros claimed OF Nelson Velázquez off waivers from the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	William Contreras went 1-for-2 in a win over the Marlins with a walk-off, three-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	The Cardinals designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	William Contreras C,DH - MIL			Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, May 5th				vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#112	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#276
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, Jul 10th				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Nelson Velazquez for William Contreras (2026)

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