Who Should I Trade?

Rafael Devers for Yainer Diaz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Rafael Devers 1B,DH - SF	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 51	# 177
VBR	# 51	# 367

Projections

Runs	17	8
Home Runs	6	2
RBI	18	10
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.247	.261

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 70	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 31	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 49	# 120

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 36	# 286

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 69	# 134

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 90	# 68

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Rafael Devers 1B,DH - SF	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	496	249

Runs	73	28

Hits	121	66

Singles	61	46

Doubles	31	10

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	28	10

RBI	74	32

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	2

Walks	58	10

Strikeouts	145	42

Batting Average	.244	.265

On Base Pct	.322	.294

Slugging Pct	.480	.426

On-base Plus Slugging	.802	.720

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Rafael Devers 1B,DH - SF	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	115	70

Runs	17	8

Hits	28	18

Singles	16	13

Doubles	6	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	6	2

RBI	18	10

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	16	3

Strikeouts	33	13

Batting Average	.247	.261

On Base Pct	.351	.296

Slugging Pct	.458	.411

On-base Plus Slugging	.809	.707

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Rafael Devers 1B,DH - SF	Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU
News
	Rafael Devers went 1-for-3 in win over the Reds with a home run, two runs scored, one RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th	Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 in a win over the Rangers with a home run, one RBI, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 1st
	Rafael Devers went 2-for-4 in a win over the Reds with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 25th	Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 in Wednesday’s 7-4 win over the Angels with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 30th
	Rafael Devers went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Red Sox with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	Yainer Diaz went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Rangers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th
	Rafael Devers went 2-for-5 in Sunday's loss to the Rockies with a double and a three-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Yainer Diaz went 2-for-4 in loss to the Nationals with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th
	Rafael Devers went 1-for-4 in a win over the Tigers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	Yainer Diaz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Rays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Rafael Devers 1B,DH - SF			Yainer Diaz C,DH - HOU
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#256
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#284	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#162	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#103	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU	Bryan King		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI			@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM			vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sun, Mar 29th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Aug 30th				@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATH

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Rafael Devers for Yainer Diaz (2026)

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