Who Should I Trade?

Ryan Mountcastle for William Contreras (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	William Contreras C,DH - MIL	Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 44	‐
VBR	# 132	# 1250

Projections

Runs	8	0
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	8	0
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.277	.244

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

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	# 81	# 381

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 21	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	William Contreras C,DH - MIL	Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	517	14

Runs	73	0

Hits	139	4

Singles	98	3

Doubles	26	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	14	0

RBI	74	1

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	54	1

Strikeouts	86	2

Batting Average	.269	.286

On Base Pct	.339	.333

Slugging Pct	.404	.357

On-base Plus Slugging	.743	.691

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	William Contreras C,DH - MIL	Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	57	5

Runs	8	0

Hits	16	1

Singles	11	1

Doubles	3	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	8	0

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	0

Strikeouts	11	1

Batting Average	.277	.244

On Base Pct	.360	.290

Slugging Pct	.442	.307

On-base Plus Slugging	.801	.597

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	William Contreras C,DH - MIL	Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
News
	William Contreras went 1-for-5 in a loss to the Reds with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th	Ryan Mountcastle is initiating a hitting progression. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	William Contreras went 2-for-3 in a 5-3 win over the Rangers with a home run, one walk, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th	Ryan Mountcastle underwent an MRI that revealed a pulled oblique strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	William Contreras went 2-for-4 in a win over the Rangers with three RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th	Ryan Mountcastle is no longer starting a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	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	Ryan Mountcastle will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	William Contreras went 4-for-4 in a win over the Braves with one RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	Ryan Mountcastle resumed running in Florida. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	William Contreras C,DH - MIL			Ryan Mountcastle 1B,DH - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#283	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#163	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#283
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Apr 13th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Mon, Apr 20th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#163
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Tue, May 5th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, May 7th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#167	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#264
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197
Thu, May 28th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#301
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#402	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Thu, Jun 11th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Fri, Jul 10th				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#242	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Mon, Aug 17th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Mon, Sep 14th				@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			@ NYY
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Ryan Mountcastle for William Contreras (2026)

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