Who Should I Trade?

Rafael Flores for Ryan Jeffers (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Jeffers C,DH - MIN	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 109	‐
VBR	# 234	‐

Projections

Runs	11	‐
Home Runs	3	‐
RBI	10	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.257	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 95	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 119	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 122	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 160	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 64	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Jeffers C,DH - MIN	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	244	73

Runs	41	10

Hits	65	17

Singles	39	8

Doubles	15	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	10	6

RBI	42	14

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	39	9

Strikeouts	48	25

Batting Average	.266	.233

On Base Pct	.371	.317

Slugging Pct	.459	.521

On-base Plus Slugging	.830	.838

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Jeffers C,DH - MIN	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	75	‐

Runs	11	‐

Hits	19	‐

Singles	12	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	3	‐

RBI	10	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	9	‐

Strikeouts	17	‐

Batting Average	.257	‐

On Base Pct	.346	‐

Slugging Pct	.432	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.778	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Jeffers C,DH - MIN	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
News
	Ryan Jeffers went 2-for-4 in a 9-5 win over the Orioles on Monday with a double, two runs scored, three RBI, and a walk. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 11th	Rafael Flores hit two home runs off the bench on Wednesday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Ryan Jeffers went 1-for-4 in a 5-3 win over the Mariners on Friday with a home run, a run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 1st	Rafael Flores went 2-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI in the Pirates 13-1 win over the Marlins on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	Ryan Jeffers went 3-for-5 in an 11-8 win over the Athletics on Sunday with three RBI and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Mon, Jul 27th	The Pirates activated C/1B Rafael Flores Jr. from the 7-day concussion injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	Ryan Jeffers went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 22nd	Rafael Flores resumed baseball activities Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Ryan Jeffers went 1-for-4 in a 5-2 win over the Cubs on Friday with a home run, a run scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, Jul 18th	Rafael Flores will be going on the 10-day IL with a concussion. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ryan Jeffers C,DH - MIN			Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st				@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#246	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#394	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#163	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#156
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Fri, Aug 14th				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#268	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th				vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ DET
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Rafael Flores for Ryan Jeffers (2026)

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