Who Should I Trade?

Ryan Clifford for Ryan Waldschmidt (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Waldschmidt LF,CF,RF - ARI	Ryan Clifford 1B,OF - NYM
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 224	‐
VBR	# 202	‐

Projections

Runs	1	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	1	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.186	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 269	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 155	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 199	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 266	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 462	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Waldschmidt LF,CF,RF - ARI	Ryan Clifford 1B,OF - NYM
2026 Stats


At Bats	250	‐

Runs	30	‐

Hits	64	‐

Singles	44	‐

Doubles	15	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	3	‐

RBI	22	‐

Stolen Bases	7	‐

Caught Stealing	2	‐

Walks	22	‐

Strikeouts	85	‐

Batting Average	.256	‐

On Base Pct	.325	‐

Slugging Pct	.368	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.693	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Waldschmidt LF,CF,RF - ARI	Ryan Clifford 1B,OF - NYM
2026 Projections


At Bats	7	‐

Runs	1	‐

Hits	1	‐

Singles	1	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	1	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Batting Average	.186	‐

On Base Pct	.271	‐

Slugging Pct	.247	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.518	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Waldschmidt LF,CF,RF - ARI	Ryan Clifford 1B,OF - NYM
News
	Ryan Waldschmidt hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run on Tuesday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Mets have reassigned infielder Ryan Clifford to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th
	Ryan Waldschmidt hit a walk-off home run off Edwin Diaz to defeat the Dodgers on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
	Ryan Waldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in the Diamondbacks 15-5 win over the Athletics on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
	Ryan Waldschmidt exited Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning after being hit by a pitch on his right thumb. He underwent X-rays after the game, which came back negative. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 11th
	The Diamondbacks recalled Ryan Waldschmidt from Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th
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 Waldschmidt LF,CF,RF - ARI			Ryan Clifford 1B,OF - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Mar 29th				vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#129	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Fri, Apr 24th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#161	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#229	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Thu, May 14th				vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#203
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#279	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		@ SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Thu, Jun 25th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Jul 30th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa (1-0)	#226	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-2)	#276	vs HOU	Bennett Sousa
Sun, Aug 30th				vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (2-0)	#148
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)		vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#150
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (2-0)	#148	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#192
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	vs SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#252
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Thu, Sep 17th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#139
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ WSH	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	@ WSH	DJ Herz (0-1)	#108
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36

Who Should I Trade?

Ryan Clifford for Ryan Waldschmidt (2026)

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